Evolution of a Permian Arid Lake System, Upper Pedra de Fogo Formation, Western Border of the Parnaiba Basin

Stratigraphic and facies analysis in the Filadélfia region, TO, BR, at the western of the Parnaíba Basin, allowed redefine the paleoenvironment of the upper portion of the Pedra de Fogo Formation of Permian age. The studied deposits are a series of approximately 100 m thick, predominantly silici...

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Main Authors: Luiz Saturnino de Andrade, Afonso César Rodrigues Nogueira, José Bandeira Cavalcante da Silva Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-12-01
Series:Geologia USP. Série Científica
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Online Access:http://ppegeo.igc.usp.br/pdf/guspsc/v14n4/03.pdf