The Río de la Plata craton and the assembly of SW Gondwana

CW Rapela, RJ Pankhurst, C Casquet… - Earth-Science …, 2007 - Elsevier
The extent and nature of the Archaean–Palaeoproterozoic craton of Río de la Plata of
southern South America, a major but poorly understood crustal component in …

The Rio de la Plata craton and the adjoining Pan-African/brasiliano terranes: their origins and incorporation into south-west Gondwana

CW Rapela, CM Fanning, C Casquet, RJ Pankhurst… - Gondwana …, 2011 - Elsevier
The Neoproterozoic to Early Cambrian amalgamation of SW Gondwana through the
Brasiliano/Pan-African orogeny is reviewed with emphasis on the role of the Río de la Plata …

The Tandilia System of Argentina as a southern extension of the Río de la Plata craton: an overview

CA Cingolani - International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2011 - Springer
The southernmost outcrops of the Río de la Plata cratonic region are exposed in the Tandilia
System in eastern Argentina. The geological evolution comprises mainly an igneous …

Trace element and strontium isotope constraints on sedimentary environment of Ediacaran carbonates in southern Anhui, South China

YY Zhao, YF Zheng, F Chen - Chemical Geology, 2009 - Elsevier
Two units of sedimentary carbonates in association with Neoproterozoic glaciations occur in
the Lantian Formation of the Ediacaran system, equivalent to the Doushantuo Formation …

Detrital zircon ages of Neoproterozoic sedimentary successions in Uruguay and Argentina: insights into the geological evolution of the Río de la Plata Craton

C Gaucher, SC Finney, DG Poiré, VA Valencia… - Precambrian …, 2008 - Elsevier
Although the Río de la Plata craton is exposed over a relatively large area in Uruguay,
eastern Argentina, and southernmost Brazil, its geological evolution is poorly known …

Corumbella and in situ Cloudina in association with thrombolites in the Ediacaran Itapucumi Group, Paraguay

LV Warren, TR Fairchild, C Gaucher, PC Boggiani… - Terra …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Terra Nova, 23, 382–389, 2011 Abstract An in situ assemblage of Cloudina, thrombolites
and an ichnofossil (cf. Archaeonassa), together with fragments of Corumbella werneri, is …

Tracking connection and restriction of West Gondwana São Francisco Basin through isotope chemostratigraphy

GM Paula-Santos, S Caetano-Filho, M Babinski… - Gondwana …, 2017 - Elsevier
C and Sr isotope compositions of carbonate rocks from the intracontinental São Francisco
basin can track ocean connections and restriction. The lower three formations of the Bambuí …

Paleomagnetism of the Ediacaran Avellaneda Formation (Argentina), part I: Paleogeography of the Río de la Plata craton at the dawn of Gondwana

PR Franceschinis, JW Afonso, MJ Arrouy… - Precambrian …, 2022 - Elsevier
A paleomagnetic and rock magnetic study was carried out in the Ediacaran Avellaneda (∼
570 Ma) and Cerro Negro (∼ 555 Ma) Formations belonging to the La Providencia Group, in …

Searching for travertines, calcretes and speleothems in deep time: Processes, appearances, predictions and the impact of plants

AT Brasier - Earth-Science Reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
Common models for modern calcite precipitation in and around caves, soils, springs and
streams involve CO2 supplied by thick, high pCO2 biogenic soils which were probably thin …

The Río de la Plata craton of Argentina and Uruguay

P Oyhantçabal, CA Cingolani, K Wemmer… - Geology of Southwest …, 2018 - Springer
The geology and the tectonic evolution of the Río de la Plata Craton is reviewed, taking into
account geochronological, isotopic and geophysical data. The craton consists of voluminous …