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    The tectonic significance of the Cabo Frio Tectonic Domain in the SE Brazilian margin: a Paleoproterozoic through Cretaceous saga of a reworked continental margin

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    Les massifs cristallins de la Lulua et de Lueta (Kasai)

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    MĂ©moire de licence -- UCL, 195

    LES MASSIFS CRISTALLINS DE LA LULUA ET DE LUETA (KASAI)

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    (Docteur en Sciences) -- Université catholique de Louvain, 195

    Etude du comportement isotopique de systÚmes Rb/Sr et U/Pb dans le granite hyperalcalin de Noqui (République démocratique du Congo et Angola)

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    L'Ăąge de la formation du granite hyperalcalin de Noqui n'a pas pu ĂȘtre prĂ©cisĂ© par l'analyse de trois fractions de zircon riche en plomb commun. Il est au minimum d'environ 760 m.a.Les isochrones Ă©tablies par la mĂ©thode Rb/Sr mettent en Ă©vidence deux phases importantes de rĂ©homogĂ©nĂ©isation isotopique du strontium qui ne se traduisent par aucun phĂ©nomĂšne discernable pĂ©trographiquement. L'une Ă  533 ± 11 m.a. (R. i. 0,8633) affecte complĂštement l'ensemble des roches du massif. L'autre Ă  450 ± 9 m.a. (R. i. 1,2864) affecte les diffĂ©rents minĂ©raux (aegyrine et feldspath) de l'Ă©chantillon le plus alcalin.Par rapport Ă  l'orogenĂšse ouest-congolienne qui est la derniĂšre Ă  avoir affectĂ© la rĂ©gion et dont la derniĂšre phase tectonique est un peu antĂ©rieure Ă  620 m.a. ces deux phases de rĂ©homogĂ©nĂ©isation et les stades de mobilitĂ© intermĂ©diaires sont vraisemblablement des jalons d'une lente remontĂ©e post-tectonique de l'ensemble de la rĂ©gion, qui marquent, pour les diffĂ©rents Ă©chantillons du granite, une fermeture du systĂšme Rb/Sr d'autant plus tardive que leur caractĂšre hyperalcalin est plus accentuĂ©. L'Ăąge de 450 m.a. coĂŻncide avec l'Ăąge le plus jeune enregistrĂ© par les biotites dans toute la rĂ©gion soumise Ă  l'orogenĂšse ouest-congolienne.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishe

    Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of the late Precambrian carbonates of the Mbuji-Mayi supergroup in the Sankuru-Mbuji-Mayi-Lomami-Lovoy basin (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

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    The late Mesoproterozoic-middle Neoproterozoic carbonate succession (1155 Ma-800 Ma) of the Mbuji-Mayi Supergroup (Democratic Republic of Congo) represents a classic late Precambrian carbonate sequence whose architecture is poorly known. Here we present new data and synthesis of microfacies analysis, sequence stratigraphy, Fischer plots coupled with C and O isotopes, to evaluate the paleoecology and sea level variations of the carbonate series of the Mbuji-Mayi Supergroup, and to establish hierarchical approach stratigraphic framework from which to resolve the evolution of the Sankuru-Mbuji-Mayi-Lomami-Lovoy Basin. Our microfacies and sequence stratigraphy analyses show that the carbonate succession consists of strata accumulated on a ramp, during cyclic sedimentation across the inner ramp. Here plurimetric ‘thin’ peritidal cycles (±4 m-thick on average) record a relative maximum sea level of ca. 4 m, with fluctuations in the range around 1-4 m. This shallow-water depth and the abundance of cyanobacteria suggest that water column was oxygenated. By contrast the subtidal cyclic facies at the outer/middle ramp, preserve ‘thick’ subtidal sequences characterized by an average thickness of ±17 m. Accurate relative sea level fluctuations are difficult to assess in this ‘deeper’ environment since the facies could have been deposited in a wide range of shallow water that did not completely fill the accomodation space or available space. A probable magnitude for sea-level fluctuations here is around 10-20 m. These data are the first to place a quantitative constraint on the late Mesoproterozoic to middle Neoproterozoic carbonate deposits that have lively covered much of the Congo Shield at the end of the Precambrian, and is therefore an important type section for Central Africa.SCOPUS: ch.binfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe
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