Electrical Structure of the Lithosphere From Rio de la Plata Craton to Paraná Basin: Amalgamation of Cratonic and Refertilized Lithospheres in SW Gondwanaland

We conducted a magnetotelluric (MT) study from Paleoproterozoic Rio de la Plata Craton, in Uruguay, toward Paleozoic-Mesozoic Paraná Basin, in Brazil. The 850-km-long MT transect comprises 35 evenly spaced broadband electromagnetic soundings sites. In the Paraná Basin, 11 additional long-period meas...

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Autores principales: Bologna, M.S., Dragone, G.N., Muzio, R., Peel, E., Nuñez-Demarco, P., Ussami, N.
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spelling todo:paper_02787407_v38_n1_p77_Bologna2023-10-03T15:17:08Z Electrical Structure of the Lithosphere From Rio de la Plata Craton to Paraná Basin: Amalgamation of Cratonic and Refertilized Lithospheres in SW Gondwanaland Bologna, M.S. Dragone, G.N. Muzio, R. Peel, E. Nuñez-Demarco, P. Ussami, N. craton electric lithosphere magnetotellurics Paraná Rio de la Plata SW Gondwanaland Magnetotellurics Metals craton Depth of investigation electric lithosphere Electrical resistivity structures Electrical structures Electromagnetic soundings Rio de la Plata SW Gondwanaland Structural geology craton electromagnetic field Gondwana magnetotelluric method oceanic lithosphere subduction zone three-dimensional modeling Parana Basin Rio de la Plata Craton We conducted a magnetotelluric (MT) study from Paleoproterozoic Rio de la Plata Craton, in Uruguay, toward Paleozoic-Mesozoic Paraná Basin, in Brazil. The 850-km-long MT transect comprises 35 evenly spaced broadband electromagnetic soundings sites. In the Paraná Basin, 11 additional long-period measurements were acquired to extend the maximum depth of investigation. All data were inverted using two- and three-dimensional approaches obtaining the electrical resistivity structure from the surface down to 200 km. The Rio de la Plata Craton is >200-km thick and resistive (~2,000 Ωm). Its northern limit is electrically defined by a lithosphere scale lateral transition and lower crust conductive anomalies (1–10 Ωm) interpreted as a Paleoproterozoic suture at the southern edge of Rivera-Taquarembó Block. The latter is characterized by an approximately 100-km thick and moderate resistive (>500 Ωm) upper mantle. The Ibaré shear zone is another suture where an ocean-ocean subduction generated the 120-km thick and resistive (>1,000 Ωm) São Gabriel juvenile arc. Proceeding northward, a 70- to 80-km thick, 150-km wide, and inclined resistive zone is imaged. This zone could be remnant of an oceanic lithosphere or island arcs accreted at the southern border of Paraná Basin. The MT transect terminates within the southern Paraná Basin where a 150- to 200-km-thick less resistive lithosphere (<1,000 Ωm) may indicate refertilization processes during plate subduction and ocean closure in Neoproterozoic-Cambrian time. Our MT data support a tectonic model of NNE–SSW convergence for this segment of SW Gondwanaland. ©2018. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_02787407_v38_n1_p77_Bologna
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topic craton
electric lithosphere
magnetotellurics
Paraná
Rio de la Plata
SW Gondwanaland
Magnetotellurics
Metals
craton
Depth of investigation
electric lithosphere
Electrical resistivity structures
Electrical structures
Electromagnetic soundings
Rio de la Plata
SW Gondwanaland
Structural geology
craton
electromagnetic field
Gondwana
magnetotelluric method
oceanic lithosphere
subduction zone
three-dimensional modeling
Parana Basin
Rio de la Plata Craton
spellingShingle craton
electric lithosphere
magnetotellurics
Paraná
Rio de la Plata
SW Gondwanaland
Magnetotellurics
Metals
craton
Depth of investigation
electric lithosphere
Electrical resistivity structures
Electrical structures
Electromagnetic soundings
Rio de la Plata
SW Gondwanaland
Structural geology
craton
electromagnetic field
Gondwana
magnetotelluric method
oceanic lithosphere
subduction zone
three-dimensional modeling
Parana Basin
Rio de la Plata Craton
Bologna, M.S.
Dragone, G.N.
Muzio, R.
Peel, E.
Nuñez-Demarco, P.
Ussami, N.
Electrical Structure of the Lithosphere From Rio de la Plata Craton to Paraná Basin: Amalgamation of Cratonic and Refertilized Lithospheres in SW Gondwanaland
topic_facet craton
electric lithosphere
magnetotellurics
Paraná
Rio de la Plata
SW Gondwanaland
Magnetotellurics
Metals
craton
Depth of investigation
electric lithosphere
Electrical resistivity structures
Electrical structures
Electromagnetic soundings
Rio de la Plata
SW Gondwanaland
Structural geology
craton
electromagnetic field
Gondwana
magnetotelluric method
oceanic lithosphere
subduction zone
three-dimensional modeling
Parana Basin
Rio de la Plata Craton
description We conducted a magnetotelluric (MT) study from Paleoproterozoic Rio de la Plata Craton, in Uruguay, toward Paleozoic-Mesozoic Paraná Basin, in Brazil. The 850-km-long MT transect comprises 35 evenly spaced broadband electromagnetic soundings sites. In the Paraná Basin, 11 additional long-period measurements were acquired to extend the maximum depth of investigation. All data were inverted using two- and three-dimensional approaches obtaining the electrical resistivity structure from the surface down to 200 km. The Rio de la Plata Craton is >200-km thick and resistive (~2,000 Ωm). Its northern limit is electrically defined by a lithosphere scale lateral transition and lower crust conductive anomalies (1–10 Ωm) interpreted as a Paleoproterozoic suture at the southern edge of Rivera-Taquarembó Block. The latter is characterized by an approximately 100-km thick and moderate resistive (>500 Ωm) upper mantle. The Ibaré shear zone is another suture where an ocean-ocean subduction generated the 120-km thick and resistive (>1,000 Ωm) São Gabriel juvenile arc. Proceeding northward, a 70- to 80-km thick, 150-km wide, and inclined resistive zone is imaged. This zone could be remnant of an oceanic lithosphere or island arcs accreted at the southern border of Paraná Basin. The MT transect terminates within the southern Paraná Basin where a 150- to 200-km-thick less resistive lithosphere (<1,000 Ωm) may indicate refertilization processes during plate subduction and ocean closure in Neoproterozoic-Cambrian time. Our MT data support a tectonic model of NNE–SSW convergence for this segment of SW Gondwanaland. ©2018. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved.
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author Bologna, M.S.
Dragone, G.N.
Muzio, R.
Peel, E.
Nuñez-Demarco, P.
Ussami, N.
author_facet Bologna, M.S.
Dragone, G.N.
Muzio, R.
Peel, E.
Nuñez-Demarco, P.
Ussami, N.
author_sort Bologna, M.S.
title Electrical Structure of the Lithosphere From Rio de la Plata Craton to Paraná Basin: Amalgamation of Cratonic and Refertilized Lithospheres in SW Gondwanaland
title_short Electrical Structure of the Lithosphere From Rio de la Plata Craton to Paraná Basin: Amalgamation of Cratonic and Refertilized Lithospheres in SW Gondwanaland
title_full Electrical Structure of the Lithosphere From Rio de la Plata Craton to Paraná Basin: Amalgamation of Cratonic and Refertilized Lithospheres in SW Gondwanaland
title_fullStr Electrical Structure of the Lithosphere From Rio de la Plata Craton to Paraná Basin: Amalgamation of Cratonic and Refertilized Lithospheres in SW Gondwanaland
title_full_unstemmed Electrical Structure of the Lithosphere From Rio de la Plata Craton to Paraná Basin: Amalgamation of Cratonic and Refertilized Lithospheres in SW Gondwanaland
title_sort electrical structure of the lithosphere from rio de la plata craton to paraná basin: amalgamation of cratonic and refertilized lithospheres in sw gondwanaland
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_02787407_v38_n1_p77_Bologna
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