São Francisco craton
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The São Francisco craton is an ancient, stable block of continental crust in eastern Brazil that forms a major geological core of South America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| São Francisco craton canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
craton
ⓘ
geological province ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Congo craton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Neoproterozoic Brasiliano orogeny at its margins ⓘ |
| ageCategory | Precambrian craton ⓘ |
| borders |
Araguaia belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Araçuaí orogen NERFINISHED ⓘ Brasília belt NERFINISHED ⓘ Ribeira belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | ancient stable block of continental crust ⓘ |
| contains |
Archean granite–greenstone terranes
ⓘ
Paleoproterozoic sedimentary sequences ⓘ base‑metal mineralization ⓘ gold deposits ⓘ high‑grade gneiss complexes ⓘ iron ore deposits ⓘ iron‑formation–bearing sequences ⓘ manganese deposits ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| coveredBy | Phanerozoic sedimentary basins ⓘ |
| exposedIn |
Bahia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Goiás NERFINISHED ⓘ Minas Gerais NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Minas Gerais–southern Bahia region ⓘ |
| formedBy | Archean crustal growth and Paleoproterozoic accretion ⓘ |
| forms | geological core of eastern South America ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Archean to Paleoproterozoic ⓘ |
| hosts | São Francisco River basin basement ⓘ |
| linkedHistoricallyTo | São Francisco–Congo paleocontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lithology |
gneiss
ⓘ
granite ⓘ greenstone ⓘ metasedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Brazil ⓘ |
| oldestRocksAge | >2.5 Ga ⓘ |
| overlainBy | Neoproterozoic cover sequences ⓘ |
| partOf |
South American Platform
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South American lithosphere ⓘ |
| researchField | Precambrian geology ⓘ |
| roleIn | assembly of West Gondwana ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Congo craton by the South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| significance |
important for understanding South American tectonic evolution
ⓘ
key area for studying craton stabilization ⓘ |
| stability | tectonically stable ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | intraplate ⓘ |
| underlies |
São Francisco Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
part of the Paraná Basin margin ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.