The southeast Brazilian rifted continental margin is not a single, continuous upwarp: variations in morphology and denudation patterns along the continental drainage …

TMR Fonte-Boa, D Peifer, A Fonseca, TA Novo - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Rifted continental margins (RCM) are large-scale features of Earth's surface that show
substantial morphological variations. Classical escarpment features are the subject of many …

Differential Phanerozoic evolution of cratonic and non-cratonic lithosphere from a thermochronological perspective: São Francisco Craton and marginal orogens …

ACL Fonseca, TA Novo, S Nachtergaele… - Gondwana …, 2021 - Elsevier
The São Francisco Craton (SFC) and its marginal Araçuaí and Brasília orogens exhibit a
significant diversity in their lithospheric architecture. These orogens were shaped during the …

The influence of lithospheric inheritance and Cenozoic magmatism on Phanerozoic rock cooling in the São Francisco Craton and adjacent orogens

E do Amaral Santos, AR Jelinek, FA Genezine… - Gondwana …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The South American Platform encompasses the São Francisco Craton (SFC) and
the Araçuaí-Ribeira orogenic system (AROS) located in the eastern Brazil. These geologic …

Lithological control on the formation of ferruginous duricrusts in the Espinhaço Range (Minas Gerais, Brazil)

AR Milagres, FS Oliveira, AFDC Varajão, CAC Varajão… - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Espinhaço Range is the scene of a long history of exposure to chemical
weathering and erosion processes since the Cretaceous. As a result, ferruginous duricrusts …

The state of the art of Low-temperature Thermochronology in Brazil

T Novo, T Fonte-Boa, J Rolim… - Journal of the Geological …, 2021 - jgsb.sgb.gov.br
Low-temperature thermochronology focuses on the comprehension of the upper crust's
thermal history, where morphotectonic processes take place. We present a robust …

Contrasting thermal histories in the Dom Feliciano Belt triggered by magmatism related to the Paraná-Etendeka LIP and fracture zone proximity

E do Amaral Santos, AR Jelinek, D Stockli… - Tectonophysics, 2023 - Elsevier
The present-day southern Brazilian continental margin rests on top of the Dom Feliciano Belt
(DFB) and adjacent cratons. This belt formed through the collision of the Rio de La Plata …

Temporal and spatial denudation trends in the continental margin of southeastern Brazil

DH Souza, PC Hackspacher, BV Silva… - Journal of South …, 2021 - Elsevier
The passive margin of southeastern Brazil is characterized by two coast-parallel mountain
ranges, Serra do Mar and Serra da Mantiqueira, separated by valleys partially covered with …

Metal recycling tracked by mercury and helium isotopes in platinum–palladium nuggets from Córrego Bom Sucesso, Brazil

AR Cabral, C Deng, R Yin, OV Yakubovich, FM Stuart… - Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The enigmatic botryoidal nuggets of platinum (Pt) and palladium (Pd) from Córrego Bom
Sucesso in the southern Serra do Espinhaço, Minas Gerais, Brazil, are considered to have …

Extreme fractionation of selenium isotopes and possible deep biospheric origin of platinum nuggets from Minas Gerais, Brazil

AR Cabral, S König, B Eickmann, M Brauns… - …, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Platinum-rich nuggets offer an opportunity for understanding how precious metals
accumulate. We analyzed the selenium (Se) isotopic composition of Se-rich (102–103 µg g …

Exhumation of the passive margin of the DR Congo during pre-and post-Gondwana breakup: Evidence from low-temperature thermochronology, geology and …

G Van Ranst, AC Fonseca, L Tack, D Delvaux… - Geomorphology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Lower Congo region encompasses the South Atlantic passive margin of the
Democratic Republic of Congo (Central Africa). It is host to the lowermost course of the …