Gravity Data and Crustal Structure of North-Central Brazil
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1997-12-01
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Beltrão, Jacira F.
Silva, João B. C.
Hasui, Yociteru [UNESP]
Costa, João B. S.
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The Bouguer gravity anomaly of the northwest Ceará state in north-central Brazil was separated into its regional and residual components which were interpreted separately. By assuming that the sources of the regional anomalies are the depth variations of the crust-mantle interface, the mapping of these variations permited identifying crustal thickening zones which may be related to regional structures. The gravity residual sources coincide with occurrences of high-grade rocks (granulites) associated to medium-grade gneisses. Besides, the major strike-slip zones present significant signatures in the gravity data. This geophysical interpretation is compatible with the interpretation that the tectonic framework of the area is related to two crustal blocks conjoined by an A-type suture. The blocks are displaced along an oblique ramp with dextral movement, which played an important role in uplifting high-grade rocks from the lower crust to upper crustal levels. The suture zone corresponds to an imbricated compressive system dipping to the east and complicated by late dextral strike-slip shear zones.
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Crustal structure, Gravity, Regional-residual, Shear belt
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Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, v. 69, n. 4, p. 479-493, 1997.