Shear zones play a major role in the deformation of the crust at a variety of scales, as
expressions of strain localization during orogeny and rifting, and also as reactivated …

Existing models of tectonic evolution of the Neoproterozoic orogenic system rimming the
shores of the South Atlantic Ocean (the Araçuaí–Ribeira–Congo and Dom Feliciano–Kaoko …

Geological, geochronological and isotopic data are integrated in order to present a revised
model for the Neoproterozoic evolution of Western Gondwana. Although the classical …

Abstract The Dom Feliciano Belt is an orogenic association that extends from southern Brazil
to Uruguay parallel to the Atlantic coastline for over 1100 km. It was assembled in the …

The concepts of progressive and polyphase deformation have been widely applied by
structural geologists to explain complexly deformed rocks, particularly for ductile conditions …

The amalgamation of southwestern Gondwana during the late Neoproterozoic
Brasiliano/Pan-African orogenic cycle involved the tectonic interaction of the Congo …

Abstract The Porto Belo Complex orthogneisses are dominantly intermediate, high-K calc-
alkaline rocks of Tonian age (ca. 800 Ma) that represent the hinterland basement of northern …

Abstract The Dom Feliciano Belt evolution is reviewed based on cross-sections, space–time
diagrams, PT paths, and Sr–Nd isotopic data of pre-collisional metaigneous rocks. The belt …

Abstract The late Neoproterozoic–Cambrian interval is characterized by global-scale
orogenesis, rapid continental growth and profound changes in Earth systems. Orogenic …

The Nico Pérez Terrane of Uruguay and southeastern Brazil is characterized by an
important component of Archean crustal growth and extensive post-Archean crustal …