Exploring the relationships between shear zones and granites: field and microstructural data for contrasting case studies of the Borborema Province (NE Brazil)

We explore meso- and microstructural features of granites closely related to strike-slip shear zones in the Borborema Province, NE Brazil. The Riacho do Icó Stock is an en-cornue intrusion aged at ca. 607 Ma. Magmatic fabric is recorded in the core of the granite, whilst progressive deformation is...

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Main Author: Lauro Cézar Montefalco de Lira Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2021-07-01
Series:Geologia USP. Série Científica
Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/guspsc/article/view/180579