This paper overviews the Proterozoic Large Igneous Provinces of the Amazonian Craton, characterized by large volumes of extrusive and intrusive magmatic rocks. We reassess the geologic, geochronologic and geochemical information to stablish three intracontinental felsic volcanic-plutonic igneous belts (i.e., SLIPs), namely: Orocaima (1.98-1.96 Ga), Uatumã (1.88-1.87 Ga) and Alta Floresta (1.80-1.79 Ga). The Avanavero LIP (1.79-1.78 Ga), as well as the Rincón del Tigre-Huanchaca LIP (1.11 Ga) are also revisited. The relationships of these events with intraplate settings through time and space are apparent. We examine the main characteristics of each magmatic event in light of the U-Pb zircon and baddeleyite ages and coupled isotopic-geochemical constraints, the geodynamic significance, and metallogenetic potential. The Uatumã and Alta Floresta SLIPs host the most important mineral resources within the Amazonian Craton. Global barcode matches of the Proterozoic SLIPS/LIP events of Amazonia are also addressed, as well as their possible links with geologic time-scale periods: the Orosirian, Statherian and Stenian boundaries. We also evaluate the available paleomagnetic data to address issues related to the barcode match of such SLIP/LIP events in the context of supercontinent cycles.
ResumoA Suíte Acamadada Carmópolis de Minas (SACM) é uma unidade neoarqueana, metamorfisada em condições de fácies anfibolito a granulito, composta por rochas metaultramáficas, anfibolitos e metarriolitos. A SACM é marcada por duas fases distintas de magmatismo tholeiítico e calcio-alcalino. A geologia regional e suas características litogeoquímicas apontam a SACM como suíte arco-tholeiítica metamorfizada, do tipo boninito-basalto-andesito-riolito, interpretada como um remanescente de arco oceânico juvenil desmembrado. As rochas de afinidade tholeiítica apresentam assinatura de manto empobrecido a enriquecido, com e Nd(t) positivo a fracamente negativo e e Sr(t) predominantemente positivo, indicando assimilação crustal. As rochas de afinidade cálcio-alcalina apresentam assinatura de crosta juvenil com e Nd(t) próximos ao CHUR e e Sr(t) fracamente positivo. A idade isocrônica (Sm-Nd) de 2736±300 Ma, obtida com e Nd(i) = +0,4, sugere a edificação de um arco intraoceânico durante as etapas tardias do Evento Tectonotermal Rio das Velhas. A evolução do arco envolveu magmatismo tholeiítico nos estágios iniciais em associação de magmatismo cálcio-alcalino, de caráter provavelmente anatético, nos estágios tardi-orogênicos. Palavras
The Demêni-Mocidade domain (DMD) comprises a large area of granitoid rocks, located on the border between the states of Roraima and Amazonas, Brazil, within the inner part of the Ventuari-Tapajós Province of the Amazonian Craton, where large amounts of granitoid rocks, formed between 2.0-1.8 Ga, are predominant. This study examines six granite samples collected from the Mocidade and Demêni mountains, which are related in time to the Uatumã Silicic Large Igneous Province (SLIP), which, in turn, covers several tectonostratigraphic domains whose evolution is associated with an intracontinental setting, allowing a common association with I-and A-type granitoid rocks formed within the same 1.88 to 1.87 Ga time interval. These rocks are monzogranites and correspond petrographically to holocrystalline anisotropic lithotypes with fine to medium grain sizes. Their textural relationships, including some lithotypes containing phenocrysts with oscillatory zoning and resorbed rims, indicate that crystallization occurred at subvolcanic or hypabyssal depths. Moreover, the association between plutonic and subvolcanic rocks in the same suite shows variations in the crustal development of the magmatic chambers. The granitoids of the DMD share a common geochemical signature with those of the Água Branca Suite, which occurs within the Uatumã and Trombetas-Erepecuru domains of the Guiana Shield, suggesting that their crystallization occurred in similar magmatic chambers. Six U-Pb zircon ages show that most zircon crystals are concordant and the few ones which are discordant are well aligned along Discordia straight lines descending to zero. The calculated Concordia ages, covering the 1884 to 1877 Ma interval, agree within experimental error, indicating a probably similar crystallization age. Such apparent age values, close to 1900 Ma for the DMD, made it possible for the domain of the Uatumã SLIP to spread to the West, and the area of the Ventuari-Tapajós Province could extend towards the Amazonas State of Venezuela. Finally, the coexistence between I-and A-type granitoids in the DMD, with ages within the range 1.88-1.87 Ga, stimulates a discussion, and there are three possibilities: (1) The calc-alkaline magmatism can be associated with late (post-collisional) processes related to subduction.(2) The granitoid rocks are formed in an intracontinental setting under more stable (post-orogenic) tectonic conditions. (3) The granitoid rocks are predominantly formed by A-type and alkaline magmatism in intraplate settings.
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