Abstract:The geosite Monolith Bico do Papagaio (MBP) is a geomonument of great scenic beauty, whose outcrop, of approximately 65 m2 area, resembles the “head or beak of a parrot”. The rare and prominent geological “piece” stimulates tourist activity at the Itajaí municipality. This paper describes the petrology and analyses the vulnerability to human depredation. The monolith is composed by gray to silvery schist, belonging to the Neoproterozoic Brusque Metamorphic Complex. The main rock minerals are muscovite, chlorit… Show more
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