Stress states during the emplacement of the eastern Rio Ceará-Mirim Dike Swarm, Borborema Province, northeastern Brazil

Stress states during the emplacement of the eastern Rio Ceará-Mirim Dike Swarm, Borborema Province, northeastern Brazil

The Rio Ceará-Mirim Dikes Swarm (RCMDS) is a suite of subvertical E-W dikes classically described in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, up to southern Ceará, progressively deflecting to NE-SW. The rifting processes involving the Atlantic Ocean opening in the Early Cretaceous is responsible for the N...

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Main Authors: Thiago Queiroz de Freitas Vasconcelos, Zorano Souza, Mariana Marques dos Santos, Joyce Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Serviço Geológico do Brasil (CPRM) 2022-03-01
Series:Journal of the Geological Survey of Brazil
Subjects:
Basalt-diabases dikes
Structural control
Morphology
Propagation mode
Online Access:https://jgsb.cprm.gov.br/index.php/journal/article/view/159

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