The Structural Geology of the of Quarries of Dimension Stones in the Mining District of Santo Antônio de Pádua, SE Brazil.

The mining district of Santo Antonio de Pádua is responsible for the greatest concentration of miningactivity (except for oil offshore exploration) in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Two different lithotypes of dimensionstones are quarried along two particular fault zones that are part of major splay o...

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Main Authors: Henrique Dayan, Joel Gomes Valença
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2008-07-01
Series:Anuário do Instituto de Geociências
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Online Access:http://www.anuario.igeo.ufrj.br/anuario_2008_1/2008_1_83_87.pdf