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      A preserved early Ediacaran magmatic arc at the northernmost portion of the Transversal Zone central subprovince of the Borborema Province, Northeastern South America Translated title: Arco magmático eoediacarano na porção setentrional da Zona Transversal, sub-província central da Província Borborema, nordeste da América do Sul

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          ABSTRACT: Magmatic arcs are an essential part of crust-forming events in planet Earth evolution. The aim of this work was to describe an early Ediacaran magmatic arc (ca. 635-580 Ma) exposed in the northernmost portion of the Transversal Zone, central subprovince of Borborema Province, northeast Brazil. Our research took advantage of several syntheses by different authors, including theses and dissertations, carried out on magmatic rocks of the study area for the last 30 years. The ca. 750 km long and up to 140 km wide arc, trending ENE-WSW, is preserved to the south of the Patos Lineament, between 35º15' and 42º30'W and 7º15' and 8ºS. About 90 different stocks and batholiths of I-type granitic rocks were mapped along this orogenic zone, preferentially intruding low-grade schists of the Cryogenian-Ediacaran Piancó-Alto Brígida (SPAB) belt. Three igneous supersuites are recognized: a) epidote-bearing granodiorites and tonalites ("Conceição" type); b) high-K calc-alkaline granites ("Itaporanga" type); c) biotite granodiorites of trondhjemite affinity ("Serrita" type). A fourth group of peralkalic and shoshonitic rocks occurs to the south of the previous ones, reflecting special tectonic conditions. NNE-SSW trending Paleoproterozoic fold belts, surrounding Archean nuclei, characterize the continental part of the northern lower plate. The oceanic fraction of this lower plate was recycled by subduction and scarce remnants of which may be seen either within the enclosing low-grade schists or as xenoliths within the arc intrusions. The upper continental plate presents WSW-ENE structural trends and is composed of Neoproterozoic fold belts and Paleoproterozoic reworked basement inliers. Available data bear clear evidence of an Ediacaran magmatic arc built at the northern portion of the Transversal Zone in the Borborema Province, northeast Brazil.

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          RESUMO: O objetivo deste trabalho é introduzir o conceito de um arco magmático eoediacarano (ca. 635-580 Ma) na porção norte da zona transversal, subprovíncia central da Província Borborema. Nossas pesquisas foram beneficiadas pela preexistência de sínteses de diferentes autores, incluindo teses e dissertações, sobre a zona transversal nos últimos 30 anos. O arco proposto está situado entre 35º15'W e 42º30'W (extensão ca. 750 km) e 7º15'S e 8ºS (largura de até 140 km), segundo trend geral NNE-SSW, ao sul do Lineamento Patos. Cerca de 90 stocks e batólitos graníticos tipo I foram reconhecidos e mapeados ao longo da zona acrescionária. Essas rochas intrudem preferencialmente xistos de médio e baixo grau da Faixa Orogênica Piancó-Alto Brígida (SPAB) do Criogeniano-Ediacarano. Três supersuítes ígneas são reconhecidas: a) granodioritos e tonalitos a epídoto (tipo Conceição); b) granitos calcioalcalinos de alto K (tipo Itaporanga); c) biotita granodioritos de afinidade trondhjemítica (tipo Serrita). O quarto grupo de rochas ígneas peralcalinas e shoshoníticas ocorre ao sul dos anteriores, refletindo especiais condições tectônicas locais. A parte continental da placa inferior (ao norte do Lineamento Patos) é caracterizada por faixas móveis paleoproterozoicas, circunscrevendo alguns núcleos arqueanos. A fração oceânica dessa placa inferior foi completamente reciclada por subducção para o sul, embora escassos remanescentes sejam reconhecidos entre os xistos de baixo grau e como xenólitos das intrusões magmáticas. A parte continental da placa superior apresenta trend estrutural WSW-ENE e é composta de faixas orogênicas neoproterozoicas, com alguns remanescentes paleoproterozoicos de embasamento retrabalhado.

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                Journal
                bjgeo
                Brazilian Journal of Geology
                Braz. J. Geol.
                Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia (São Paulo, SP, Brazil )
                2317-4889
                2317-4692
                December 2016
                : 46
                : 4
                : 491-508
                Affiliations
                [2] Recife PE orgnameBrazilian Geological Survey Brazil edilton.santos@ 123456cprm.gov.br
                [4] Campina Grande Paraíba orgnameUniversidade Federal de Campina Grande Brazil lauromontefalco@ 123456gmail.com
                [3] Brasília Distrito Federal orgnameUniversidade de Brasília orgdiv1Instituto Geociências Brazil reinhardt@ 123456unb.br
                [1] São Paulo São Paulo orgnameUniversidade de São Paulo orgdiv1Instituto de Geociências Brazil bbleybn@ 123456usp.br
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                S2317-48892016000400491
                10.1590/2317-4889201620160004
                4af3566a-6a8d-4c27-b977-75d59d50051e

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 24 October 2016
                : 07 January 2016
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 71, Pages: 18
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                Transversal zone,Magmatic arc,Zona transversal,Arco magmático,Granodioritos e tonalitos a epídoto,Borborema Province,Transformante intracontinental de borda de placa,Epidote-bearing granodiorites and tonalites,Continental boundary transform,Província Borborema

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