Provenance of Albian sandstones (Itapecuru Group), eastern border of São Luís-Grajaú Basin, Maranhão, using heavy mineral analysis and mineral chemistry

Albian deposits from the São Luis-Grajaú Basin, formerly recognized only in the subsurface, have been recently found along the Itapecuru river, eastern part of this basin. These deposits consist of red, gray to greenish mudstones, cross-bedded and massive sandstone and subordinately limestones, inte...

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Main Authors: Anderson Conceição Mendes, Werner Truckenbrodt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi 2009-04-01
Series:Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais
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Online Access:http://www.museu-goeldi.br/editora/bn/artigos/cnv4n1_2009/proveniencia%28mendes%29.pdf