Paleobiogeoclimatic scenarios of the Late Quaternary inferred from fluvial deposits of the Quadrilátero Ferrífero (Southeastern Brazil)

• Published in: Journal of South American earth sciences Vol. 67; pp. 71 - 88
• Main Authors: Barros, Luiz Fernando de Paula, Coe, Heloísa Helena Gomes, Seixas, Amanda Pacheco, Magalhães, Antônio Pereira, Macario, Kita Chaves Damasio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2016
• Subjects: Carbon isotopes; Optically stimulated luminescence; Phytoliths; Radiocarbon; Phytoliths; Optically stimulated luminescence; Radiocarbon; Carbon isotopes

The Quadrilátero Ferrífero is an important mineral province in Southeastern Brazil and has one of the largest iron ore reserves in the world. Previous work in this region has indicated that the formation of fluvial successions with duricrusts coincided with drier/cooler climatic phases alternating w...