| Grant number: | 12/50327-3 |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |
| Start date: | August 01, 2012 |
| End date: | July 31, 2015 |
| Field of knowledge: | Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Geosciences - Geophysics |
| Principal Investigator: | Manoel Souza D'Agrella Filho |
| Grantee: | Franklin Bispo dos Santos |
| Host Institution: | Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas (IAG). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil |
Abstract In recent years, several authors proposed the existence of a Paleoproterozoic supercontinent, named Columbia, but its amalgamation, duration and disruption still cause many controversies. In South America, Amazonian Craton is a key component in the Columbia supercontinent paleogeography, but, scarcity and poor quality of paleomagnetic and geological data make it difficult to test paleogeographic models. Therefore, the determination of paleomagnetic poles associated with precise geochronological dating (U-Pb, 40Ar/39Ar) is fundamental to the definition of the Columbia paleogeography and very important to know the continental cycle evolution. In this way, the aim of this project is to obtain paleomagnetic key poles from the following Paleo- to Mesoproterozoic geological units belonging to the Amazonian Craton: the basement and sedimentary rocks from the Roraima Supergroup (~1980-1780 Ma) from Roraima State, the Tapirapé Intrusive Suite (~ 1880 Ma) from Mato Grosso State and the Alto Candeias Intrusive Suite (~ 1350 Ma) from Rondônia State. Determination of new key paleomagnetic poles from Amazonian Craton may help to elucidate the geodynamic evolution of the Amazonian Craton in global reconstructions. We also expect that the new results contribute to better define the Columbia Supercontinent configuration and to establish the apparent polar wander path (APWP) from Amazonian Craton during Paleo-Mesoproterozoic times. (AU) | |
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