Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geologia e Geoquímica - PPGG/IG

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O Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geologia e Geoquímica (PPGG) do Instituto de Geociências (IG) da Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA) surgiu em 1976 como uma necessidade de desmembramento do então já em pleno desenvolvimento Curso de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Geofísicas e Geológicas (CPGG), instalado ainda em 1973 nesta mesma Universidade. Foi o primeiro programa stricto sensu de Pós-Graduação (mestrado e doutorado) em Geociências em toda Amazônia Legal. Ao longo de sua existência, o PPGG tem pautado sua atuação na formação na qualificação de profissionais nos níveis de Mestrado e Doutorado, a base para formação de pesquisadores e profissionais de alto nível. Neste seu curto período de existência promoveu a formação de 499 mestres e 124 doutores, no total de 623 dissertações e teses.

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Adsorção de cromato em materiais sintetizados a partir de rejeito de caulim do rio Capim
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2008-05-13) MORAES, Milena Carvalho de; LEMOS, Vanda Porpino; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1829861620854008
Industrial and domestic waste cause serious problems for the environment. Industries treatment of kaolin have been deposited reject in large lakes of sedimentation and this has caused accidents as occurred in august/2007 and February/2008. The large volume of kaolin in the lakes sedimentation invaded lakes and rivers from Rio Capim, Para region. This fact resulted in the pollution of waters and death of fish. This problem can be minimized with the use of kaolin reject (KR) in the synthesis of new materials. In this work was used KR treated with organic acid (glycine at concentrations of 5%, 10% and 15% , being obtained the adsorbents: KR-gly-5, KRgly-10 and KL-gly-15, respectively) and mixture NaClO4:HClO4 (proportions 1:50 and 1:75, being obtained the adsorbents KR-NaClO4:HClO4-1:50 and KR- NaClO4:HClO4- 1:75, respectively) and KR as source of Si and Al in the synthesis of zeolites. The materials were characterized by chemical composition and XRD, FTIR, DTA-TG and SEM data. These materials were studied in adsorption process for CrO4 2- from aqueous solutions. The results obtained indicate that the CrO4 2- is adsorbed by kaolin reject and other materials from KR followed this order: KR-gly-10> KR-gly-5>KR-gly-15>KG> KR- NaClO4:HClO4- 1:75> zeolites.
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Adsorção de molibdato em minerais de argila delaminados e amorfizados
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2012-04-15) PEREIRA, Patricia Magalhães; LEMOS, Vanda Porpino; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1829861620854008
The search for efficient methodologies to control environmental pollution, as well as the development of technologies in the fields chemical, physical and biological have been widely discussed in order to produce efficient alternatives to improve the quality of life and control of chemical pollutants (organic or inorganic) that over the years are being dumped into the environment so as inconsequential by households and industries. Thus, it is important to know about the adsorptive behavior of metals in the soil, because high concentrations of metals produce adverse effects on the environment. Molybdenum is an essential element for biological functions of plants and animals, but in high concentrations in the body can lead to bone deformities, anemia, abnormal liver and lead to death.The possibility of interaction of organic-inorganic compounds (Humic Acid, Urea andH2SO4) in sediments "in nature” from the region of Acre, was investigated with the aim of evaluating the possibility of applying these materials in adsorption processes in molybdate aqueous solutions. The natural samples used in this study have a high content of clay minerals, mainly smectite, kaolinite and low content of primary minerals such as feldspar and quartz. All samples "in nature" were characterized by XRD, XRF, FTIR, SEM and pHH2O and pHKCl. The modification with inorganic acid concentrations (0.25, 0.5, 1 and 1.5mol.L-1), temperature and contact time are important parameters in the process of delamination of the clay minerals. As the use of organic compounds such as urea and humic acid were efficient in the amorphization. The study by XRD in the modified samples show a change in the structure when H2SO4 at the concentrations used, but this fact is only observed for 15Å peak, characteristic of smectite, all other peaks showed no significant change. The synthesis of organic compounds promoted the amorphization of the smectite peak reference. Thus, as the sediment naturally has clay (smectite, kaolinite), confirmed by XRD and the presence of iron, indicating a transition to the montmorillonite nontronite, and with isomorphous substitution of iron is expected to strong interaction between the adsorption molybdate fractions modified with respect to the natural. The introduction of H+ due to the modification process with sulfuric acid promoted the replacement of calcium ions in the structure confirmed by semi-quantitative analysis performed by EDS. SEM analysis indicated the presence in natural samples cluster morphology, this fact was not observed in the modified samples, which was observed delamination and amorphization. The equilibrium conditions in the adsorption process were investigated in which it is inserted, time of 2 h and the solution pH was measured before and after adsorption. The equilibrium datawere represented by theisotherm models Langmuir, Freundlich and Sips. The adsorption process had better performance in the concentrations for samples and S10H15 S10UH. The humic acid modified samples contained higher Qmáx =3.43, values regression fit to the model obtained indicate Freundlich efficient adsorption process, the modified samples effective adsorbed molybdate anion in comparison to natural sample.
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Adsorção de nitrato em rejeito de caulim organofuncionalizado com uréia
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2012-05-30) TAVARES, Laís Conceição; LEMOS, Vanda Porpino; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1829861620854008
Kaolin waste, generated in abundance by companies from Pará state, has caused to the environmental problems. In order to give input on the reuse of this waste was evaluated retention of nitrate ions on kaolin waste natural and modified with urea and studied the equilibrium of adsorption processes at solid-solution interfaces. The materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction and X-ray fluorescence (XRF and XRD, respectiely), IR spectroscopy (FTIR spectrum), scanning electron microscopy and estimated data of surface charge. Adsorption experiments of nitrate ions in the waste natural kaolin (CRJN) and modified with urea (CRJU) were performed without pH adjustment. H + concentrations were measured by direct potentiometry before and after the process of adsorption and equilibrium concentrations of nitrate were measured by ion chromatography. The results indicated: high purity kaolin waste; formation of kaolinite-urea complex confirmed by XRD reflection at 2  8,28o e d = 1.068 nm and the FTIR spectrum with the appearance of a broad band of low intensity, containing two discrete shoulder around 3500-3380 cm-1, corresponding to asymmetric and symmetric vibrations of the group-NH2 of urea-kaolinite, superimposed to the vibration of water. surface charges data, suggesting that the materials have a higher capacity to adsorb cations than anions, but depending on the concentration of H + and OH- on adsorbent, the hydroxyl surface can be protonated yielding positive charges that are reflected in the adsorption of anions, obtaining significant adsorbed nitrate, both in CRJN as CRJU (0,27-0,73 and from 0,18-0,70 3.5 mg g-1, respectively), the separation coefficient (RL) of from 0,28 to 0,828 change in free energy ΔG ° = -2,094 to + 0,445 kJ mol-1 for CRJN and ΔG° = -1,036 to + 1,32 kJ mol-1 for CRJN molecule. The data from RL indicated that the adsorption processes are less favorable in most points of the adsorption processes and based on the results of the free energy change (ΔG º) was showed low spontaneity to no spontaneity and adsorption processes are physical.
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Adsorção de Pb por caulinita tratada com ácidos acético e cítrico
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2005) SENA, Luciana Freitas de; LEMOS, Vanda Porpino; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1829861620854008
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Adsorção simultânea de íons níquel, zinco e cobre em sedimentos argilosos da Formação Solimões no estado do Acre
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2011-09-02) CARDOSO, Vivian Mariana Miranda; LEMOS, Vanda Porpino; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1829861620854008
Torrential rains in the Amazon region provide large leaching of micronutrients, which can be controlled from the adsorption reactions of micronutrients in clay minerals. Studies on the geochemical properties of sediment containing high concentrations of clay minerals in the adsorption reactions of micronutrients is a research topic of great importance considering the proven use of clay minerals with a wide range of applications in various processes and procedures adsorption, involving the remediation of sediment, purification of air and water. In order to make contributions on the physical and chemical properties of soils and applicability of the Solimões Formation from Acre State was carried out a study to simulate natural competitive adsorption of micronutrients cobre, níquel e zinco in different adsorbents sites present in these sediment and to evaluate the influence of the attributes mineralogical, chemical and physico-chemical from these adsorption processes. Preliminary data on the mineralogy of soil samples allowed to select four stations distributed among four named as H1RA, H6B, H23A H9F and located along the BR 364 and BR 317, as well as outcrops in the river Acre. Analyses of samples were performed by XRD (using the powder in the range 2θ=o 5-75 ; analysis of clay fraction in sheets oriented air-dried in an atmosphere of ethylene glycol o and heated at 550 ° C (2θ = 3 -35 ) analysis total chemical by ICP-OES; element analysis exchangeable and available to determine parameters of soil fertility. In adsorption experiments the equilibrium concentrations of cobre, níquel and zinco were determined by AAS. We used the models of Langmuir isotherm, Sips, Toth, Temkin Rendlich-Petersen and the fit of the experimental data of adsorption. The results indicated that the samples present as major minerals quartz and clay minerals of the smectite group, mica and kaolinite mineral and the 14th (H6B) preliminarily identified as interstratified mica-chlorite smectite-mica or chlorite-vermiculite. The other minerals identified in the samples were gypsum (H1RA), microcline (H6B and H9F) and albite (H9F). The average chemical composition is represented by 60.99% SiO2, 15.91% Al2O3, 5.84% of Fe2O3, 2.21% K2O, 0.34% of Na2O, 1.26% MgO, 0.86% CaO and 0.86% TiO2. The following ranges were obtained for the parameters of fertility: pHH2O = 5.24 to 8.36; pHKCl = 3.16 to 7.02; CTCefetiva = 3.37 to 25.42 cmol c / kg;% V (base saturation) = 83.08 to 97.63; saturation% Ca = 4.28 to 69.21; saturation% = 11.32 to 76.42 Mg, K saturation% = 2.32 to 17.32;. In the adsorption experiments were obtained the following ranges for the amount of each element adsorbed (mg / g) in soil samples selected: Cu) from 91.30 to 147.46 in H1RA, 47.25 to 83.93 in H6B , 67.13 to 137.36 in H9F; 73.01 to 141.35 in H23A, Ni) from 49.97 to 93.81 in H1RA; 42.51 to 113.44 in H6B; 62.52 to 134.86 in H9F; 54.13 to 172.58 in H23A, Zn) from 50.11 to 104.50 in H1RA, 44.31 to 64.12 in H6B; 60.21 to 89.91 in H9F; 73.84-135 , 60 in H23A. In these experiments was obtained the following values for the initial pH of the aqueous suspensions of samples in H1RA pHinicial=3.88 to 5.38; in pHinicial H6B = 2.71 to 3.27; H9F in pHinicial = 3.16 to 4, 24 and in pHinicial H23A = 2.61 to 3.29. The values of pH equilibrium were 4.38 to 5.2 in the H1RA sample, 2.71 to 3.16 in H6B; 3.24 to 4.2 in H9F; 2.51 to 3.14.in H23A. It was concluded that the sediment samples analyzed have suitable properties adsorptive for simultaneous retention of Cobre, níquel and zinco in water; the samples with montmorilonite (station H23A) and mineral 14A (H6B) present adsorption of metals transition at pH values between 2.5 and 3.1. The samples H1RA H9F with different groups of clay minerals (smectite, kaolinite and mica) the adsorption of transition metals occurs at pH values between 3.2 to 5.5. The ionic strength increases with decreasing pH . The best isotherm models to describe adsorption processes of Cobre, níquel and zinco in sediment samples were the Langmuir and Sips models. The values of ns Sips indicated that the majority of adsorption systems fall between the homogeneous heterogeneous systems. The equilibrium data and thermodynamic processes of simultaneous interaction between these ions and mineral adsorbents indicated that the processes are favorable, spontaneous and the type of adsorption is specific (chemical adsorption) with the formation of inner sphere complexes.
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Afinidades geoquímicas entre sedimentos (solos) e vegetação (gramíneas e cultivares), além de cabelo de ribeirinhos, ao longo das praias de rios da bacia do Juruá, no estado do Acre e sua importância ambiental
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2005-06-10) RÊGO, José de Arimatéia Rodrigues do; COSTA, Marcondes Lima da; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1639498384851302
The State of the Acre is located in the southwestern extremity of the Brazilian Amazonia, in an area of 153.149 km2, with a low population density (3,66 inhabitants/km2). The studied area comprehends the basin of the Juruá river between the Feijó and Cruzeiro do Sul cities, including Tarauacá and Rodrigues Alves. In the basin the main rivers are: Juruá, Tarauacá, Envira, Muru and Moa. The same carry in sediments great amounts by traction and suspension from siltic- argillaceous rocks of the Solimões Formation and deposite in beaches formed along the rivers. In drought periods the beaches (point bars) are displayed in its meanders and benefit the riparian that use them to leisure and to short cycle agriculture. The beaches sometimes are used to cultivs of maize (Zea-Mays) and beans (Vigna unguiculata (1) Walp). These beaches also present a vegetation succession of canarana grass (Costus spicatus) and orvalho grass (Brachiaria decumbes). This study evaluates the high fertility of the beaches sediments (soils) and the geochemistry affinity between their sediments and the crops besides riparian hair and the environmental importance of this cycle. So the main rivers that constitute the Juruá basin, enclosing Feijó, Tarauacá, Cruzeiro do Sul and Rodrigues Alves cities were related. Nine stations were established along the rivers and samples of beach sediments, canarana grass leaves, orvalho grass leaves and seeds and beans leaves had been leaves were collected. Besides this, measurement of phisical-chemical parameters of the rivers waters were caried out. Human hair samples were collected in the cities. The sediments samples were analyzed by X-ray difraction (XRD) for mineral determination, are by chemical ICP-MS for characterization (major and trace elements). In attempt to verify the content of Major and Trace Elements, like Ca, Fe, K, Na, Ba, Zn, Mo, Co, Cr, Cu, Pb, Hg, As and Se and their sediment — (solil) — crops transference were camet the chemical compositions analyses were carried out with regal water plus MS-ICP and neutron activation. The studied beaches sediments in the cultivated areas excet the beach of Moa river are essentially fine-grained, ranging from fine sand to silt. And are formed by in decressent order quartz, feldspars clay minerals (smectite, illte and kaolinite) and feldspars. Chemical are constitute binaimes by SiO, (68,0 98,9 % in weight), following by significaty lower values, of Fe>03 (0,13 to 4,37 %), MgO (0,02 to 1,03 %), KO (0,16 to 1,94 %), CaO (0,02 to 1,05 %) and Na,0 (0,02 to 1,03 %) and AlOs, are more concentrated in the sediments of Envira, Tarauacá and Juruá rivers. These values compened chemical with that one of the PAAS and, the Upper Crust, are slightly impoverished in Al, Fe, Mg, K, Ti as well as slightly in Ca and Na, diluted certainly for the high contents of SiO2. In general, the rivers waters of the Juruá basin are dark-colored, as white waters type, due to inorganic material in suspension (suspensates) in high concentration. The criterion of suspensates and phisical-chemical parameters (pH, DO, TDS, temperature, resistivity, electric conductivity and salinity) delimit three geographic zones (sub-basins): a) Envira-Tarauacá, b) Juruá and c) Moa rivers. The first one presents the highest values of all the analyze phisical-chemical parameters, except resistivity, and the area coincides with the more fertile land area State of the Acre. Among the studied vegetables the canarana grass leaves revealed are richerest in K, S, Ca, Mg, P than orvalho grass leaves. Canarana and orvalho grass present chemical similarity in relation to K, P, S, Mg and Ca elements. Only canarana grass, collected in the sediments of the Juruá river tends to become richer in Ca and S. The chemical elements transference sediment (soil)-vegetable presents an absorption for vegetal of the K>P>Ca>P. This order presents the major values for vegetables collected in the sediments of Envira river, emphisizing the importance of Envira river with greater transference potential of macronutrients and being a probable pointer of its superior fertility in relation to the other rivers of Juruá basin. In the sediment-crop-human chain the cycle of Hg shows that in the beach sediments of the Juruá, Envira and Tarauacá rivers the average concentration of Hg (27 ppb) in the sediments below the background range (50 ppb) and in the plants is in according to normal considered range (< 500 ppb) for plants that grow in soils with low contents of Hg; the average contents of Hg in hair in Tarauacá, Cruzeiro do Sul, Rodrigues Alves and Feijó rivers is about 3992 ppb. The lower concentration (average 1680 ppb) was found in Feijó and the higher (6240 ppb) in Cruzeiro do Sul, being normal values and slightly impact indicators, not observed in the region. The slightly anomalous values of Hg in hair is not related to the crops, as well as to the sediments. For hunam other sources of Hg disponibilization must be evaluated as fish or domestic or wild animals meats. The beaches and abrupt declivities (banks) of the white water rivers of the central and western regions of Acre (Juruá basin) are really fertile, adequated to short cycle agriculture and its nutrients and other elements are completely assimilated by vegetables and crops. For the present study the chemistry of the sediments and crops, as well as of human hair, shows that the region does not present geochemistry anomaly of any considerable antropogenic impact.
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As águas subterrâneas de Belém e adjacências: influência da Formação Pirabas e parâmetros físico-químicos para medidas de qualidade
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 1996-04-08) SAUMA FILHO, Michel; LIMA, Waterloo Napoleão de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1229104235556506
In the Metropolitan Region of Belém (PA) the water supply to the population comes from springs (physiographic area of Utinga) and from a network of positional tube wells, in general, in more remote urban areas or where pumping is precarious. This work evaluates the groundwater used in the Metropolitan Region of Belém, correlating data of physical, physical-chemical and chemical parameters, in an attempt to compose an understandable picture about the quality of these waters, and to verify the influence that they suffer from the geological units in which they are located. the aquifers that preserve them are located. To carry out the work, water samples were collected in two different seasonal periods: dry and rainy. After exhaustive consultation of the files of companies, institutions and researchers, 17 tubular wells were selected, 9 in Belém, 5 in Icoaraci, 2 in Mosqueiro and 1 in Ananindeua (Annex A). The most frequent turbidity indices were between 9 and 14 units (ppm of SiO2), but some wells showed higher values (33, 41 and 71 ppm of SiO2. Only in some cases, this turbidity can be immediately correlated with the silica content obtained by chemical analysis. The most frequent color measurements are in the range from zero to 7.5 U.C., with the zero index predominating. However, some wells showed a value above 100 U.C. and others, less frequent, with indices varying between 20 and 60 U.C. The pH and electrical conductivity were quite different parameters. Thus, the highest pH and electrical conductivity indices were verified in the aquifers of the Pirabas Formation. In these cases, the pH was around 6 .4 to 7.6 and conductivity between 231 and 362 µS/cm, with a discontinuity at 87.5 µS/cm, also attributed to a well associated with the aforementioned Formation. More acidic waters (pH below 6.38 and above of 4.01) are certainly attributed to the aquifers of the Barreiras and Post-Barreiras Group. The chemical constituents, notably the contents of Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+ and K+, are consistent with the interpretation of the numerical values of pH and electrical conductivity. Without exception, the concentrations of Ca2+ are higher than those of the other cations, establishing a decreasing order according to Ca2+> Mg2+> Na+>K+, with some inversion between Na+ and Mg2+. The highest concentrations of Ca2+ (soon followed by Mg2+) result from the dissolution of carbonates present in the Pirabas limestone. In fact, confirming this assertion, the concentrations of HCO-3 are also much higher than the concentrations of Cl- and SO2-4. It is to be expected, therefore, that the dissolution of Pirabas sediments produces higher concentrations of Ca2+ and HCO-3. The silica and iron contents also discriminate such waters. In general, higher silica contents correspond to greater depths, as would be expected, taking into account the action of chemical weathering on silicate minerals. As for iron, this constitutes a differentiating parameter of the waters of the Pirabas Formation, almost always at much lower levels than the corresponding values associated with the Barreiras and Post-Barreiras aquifers, with, however, exceptions, in which appreciable indices of iron related to Pirabas sediments. It should be noted that the Pirabas Formation appears in the Metropolitan Region of Belém almost always at depths greater than 100 m, although there are records of smaller depths, but these are apparently rarer situations, as is the case with well number 3. , on the University Campus, near the Guamá River, with a depth of 76 m, and the 94 m well of the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, in the central area of the city (Annex A). The exhaustive consultation of the aforementioned archives of institutions, companies and researchers led to the realization that many tubular wells installed in the urban area use water associated with the Barreiras and Post-Barreiras aquifers, where the pH values are almost always, below 6 units, and electrical conductivity measurements rarely reach 100 µS/cm. Finally, it appears that there is a need for greater investments in order to increase the prospection and use of groundwater in the region, as these, in addition to dispensing with treatment prior to distribution, are still a source of resources, not dimensioned, but of great potential.
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Alteração hidrotermal e potencial metalogenético do vulcanoplutonismo paleoproterozoico da região de São Félix do Xingu (PA), Província Mineral de Carajás
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2015-08-27) CRUZ, Raquel Souza; VILLAS, Raimundo Netuno Nobre; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1406458719432983
The region of Sao Felix do Xingu, south-central Pará, exposes a volcano-plutonic system exceptionally well preserved and grouped in the Sobreiro and Santa Rosa formations, in which hydrothermal alteration and mineralization associated were recognized. The Sobreiro Formation consists of lava facies flow of andesitic, basaltic andesite, and dacitic composition, according to the proportions or absence of clinopyroxene and/or amphibole phenocrysts. Volcaniclastic facies is genetically associated and is represented by mafic crystals tuff, lapilli-tuff, and massive polymictic breccia. Santa Rosa Formation is fissure-contolled and composed of lava flow facies and associated volcaniclastic facies of felsic crystal tuffs, ignimbrites, lapilli-tuff, and massive polymictic breccia. Part of this system is interpreted as ash-flow caldera partially eroded and developed in several stages. Conventional petrography, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and infrared spectroscopy show hydrothermal alteration paragenesis occurring in these rocks. In general, the alteration minerals develop subeuhedral anhedral crystals and replace magmatic minerals. The types of hydrothermal alteration identified are incipient the pervasive and are distinguished propylitic, sericitic, intermediate argillic, and potassic, which overlap, and fracture-controlled silicification associated with hematite and carbonate. Propylitic alteration, prevalent in Sobreiro Formation, presents both pervasive and fracture-controlled styles. The paragenesis consists of epidote + chlorite + carbonate + quartz + sericite + clinozoisite ± albite ± hematite ± pyrite, which is overlapped by pervasive potassic alteration or fracture-controlled, mainly represented by potassic feldspar + biotite ± hematite. Locally, fracture is filling with prehnite-pumpellyite association that suggests geothermal low-grade metamorphism conditions. The sericitic alteration is marked by the occurrence of mainly sericite + quartz + carbonate ± epidote ± chlorite ± muscovite. It is manifested mainly in mafic crystal tuff. However, the overlap of these types of changes is evidenced by relics of propylitic chlorite alteration and textures of rocks, partially obliterated, in which there were only pseudomorphs of sericitized plagioclase. In the Santa Rosa Formation the sericitic alteration is pervasive and characterized by the occurrence of sericite + quartz + carbonate. Also presents fracture-controlled, which is represented by sericite + quartz. It is the main type of change identified in this unit by assigning the whitish rocks. SEM data show that, associated with the sericitic alteration occur lead phosphate, gold, rutile, and barite. The potassic alteration is more subordinate, generally associated with granitic porphyry and locally to rhyolites. Paragenesis is given by microcline + biotite + chlorite + carbonate + sericite ± albite ± magnetite. The intermediate argillic alteration was recognized in rhyolites and possibly corresponds to the final stages of hydrothermal alteration. It is characterized by the presence of montmorillonite + illite + chlorite + sericite ± kaolinite ± halloysite ± quartz ± hematite, which were identified by infrared spectroscopy and XRD. It gives whitish to whitish pink to the rocks. The hydrothermal alteration types were mainly controlled by temperature, fluid composition, and fluid/rock ratios. They are compatible with thermal anomalies related to magma, and possible temperature decrease due to mixing and neutralization with meteoric water, similar to that described in low- and intermediate-sulfidation mineralization. Gold identification and compatible accessories phases provide important information for prospective studies in the region, especially for potential intermediate- and low-sulfidation epithermal deposits of precious metals (gold and silver) in volcano-plutonic systems with related ash flow calderas, as well the Au(Cu) and Mo porphyry-type deposits.
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Ambiente geológico e mineralizações associadas ao granito Serra Dourada (extremidade meridional) Goiás
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 1983-08-29) MACAMBIRA, Moacir José Buenano; VILLAS, Raimundo Netuno Nobre; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1406458719432983
The Serra Dourada granite belongs to a set of domic structures, generally mineralized in cassiterite, located in the center-east of Goiás, where rocks of the Uruaçu and Brasília folding belts and the Goiás median massif dominate. In order to contribute to the petrological, metallogenetic and stratigraphic knowledge of these granitic rocks, the southern tip of Serra Dourada was selected for this study. The methodology adopted was mapping at a 1:45,000 scale, petrographic, minerographic and geochronological studies, in addition to the determination of the contents of major elements in rocks and some minerals, and of trace elements in rocks. The granitic rocks of Serra Dourada were classified as syenogranites, presenting three varieties: amphibole-biotite granite, muscovite-biotite granite and biotite granite, the latter being dominant. The K-Rb graph indicates an advanced degree of fractionation for these rocks and suggests a trend that starts from granite to amphibole and ends in muscovite. In turn, the systematic variation of the contents and ratios of some trace elements reveals an intimate relationship between these varieties, meaning multiple intrusions that correspond to different degrees of partial fusion of the original material. In attempts at dating by the Rb-SR method, it was observed that the phenomena subsequent to the initial lodging in the crust introduced possible isotopic rejuvenations. However, these granitic rocks provided maximum conventional ages close to 2 b.a. The last magmatic phases of the Serra Dourada granite were the pegmatites which, in the core of the batholith, are zoned and contain aquamarine, while at the edge they bear tantalite-columbite, emerald, muscovite and monazite. Then, large amounts of hydrothermal solutions enriched in Sn and F reached both the granite and its host, changing them to greisens. Upon contacting the enclaves, the solutions precipitated cassiterite, magnetite, fluorite and sulfides. Veins with wolframite and rutile lodged in the nearest enclaves. At lower temperatures, these solutions generated kaolin when reaching the pegmatites of the contact range. Several types of enclaves have been identified in the granite: biotitite, soda-gneiss, xenoliths of schists and quartzites, and amphibolites. The soda-gneiss enclaves are trondhjemitic in nature and also have amphibole and biotite, biotite and biotite and muscovite varieties. The similarity of the assemblage and chemistry of some mineralogical phases suggests a consanguinity between soda-gneiss and granite, with the possibility that they are partially intact fragments of the rocks that gave rise, by anatexia, to the granitic material. On the other hand, the contents and anomalous ratios of some elements of soda-gneiss indicate reaction with magma, which is emphasized by the position of these rocks in the K-Rb graph. This reaction certainly affected the isotopic ratios, allowing only to suggest an Archean age. In turn, the biotites are possibly restricted. The sequence where the Serra Dourada granite was lodged is composed of intercalations of schists and quartzites from the Serra da Mesa Group. The typical mineralizations of acid magmatism, greissens, pegmatites and granitic sills in the metasediments, in addition to xenoliths from the enclosing rocks and pronounced foliation at the edges of the body, testify to the intrusive character of the granite in these metamorphites, whose late-syntectonic event is associated with the formation of the brachyanticlinium, which agrees with the regional structural pattern. Through the mineralogical assemblage of these rocks, conditions of low amphibolite facies were attested for its formation, where pressures above 4.5 Kb and temperatures around 550°C.
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Análise crítica das metodologias gerais de mapeamento geotécnico visando formulação de diretrizes para a cartografia geotécnica no trópico úmido e aplicação na região metropolitana de Belém escala 1:50.000
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2001-11-09) COSTA, Tony Carlos Dias da; ABREU, Francisco de Assis Matos de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/9626349043103626; GANDOLFI, Nilson; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2605833412394930
This thesis brings within its scope the critical analysis of the main national and international methodologies of geotechnical cartography (IAEG, Australian, French, EESC-USP, IPT, IG-UFRJ and IG-SP), as well as the classification of a set of rules for the elaboration of geotechnical maps and charts in the Brazilian Humid Tropics. It also presents geotechnical mapping at the scale of 1:50 000, of the Metropolitan Region of Belém, in the State of Pará, comprising the municipalities of Belém, Ananindeua and Marituba. The methodology is based on the above-mentioned cartographic (conventions/ rules), and is presented in the form of eleven cartographic items: a documentary map of the Metropolitan Region of Belém, at a scale of 1:50 000; a documentary map of the central area of Belém, at a scale of 1:10 000; a gradient map; a geological map; a map of unconsolidated materials; a soil use map; a map of institutional areas and conservation units; a map of floodplain and mainland areas; a map of zones of permanent protection of water bodies; a chart of the preferential areas for the exploration of natural construction materials; and a chart of the preferential areas for the installation of sanitary landfills.
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Análise da dinâmica da cobertura e uso do solo na bacia hidrográfica dos lagos Bolonha e Água Preta, Belém, Pará.
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2024-12-20) BARROS, Jackison Mateus Lopes; SOUZA FILHO, Pedro Walfir Martins e; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3282736820907252; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0252-808X
The increase in the urban population in the world has impacted river basins that supply water to cities, including the treatment and distribution of drinking water for domestic, industrial and commercial use. One example is the Bolonha and Água Preta Lakes Hydrographic Basin (BHLBA) in the Belém Metropolitan Region (RMB), the second largest urban agglomeration in the Brazilian Amazon, with 2.3 million inhabitants. One of the best ways to monitor the dynamics of river basins is through remote sensing techniques with orbital images, due to the quality of the spatio-temporal data. This work aims to analyze the changes in land cover and use in the last four decades in the BHLBA, through images from the Landsat satellite series from the years 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2018, 2021 and 2023, using a geographic object-oriented image analysis (GEOBIA) methodology. Thus, the classes of lakes (L), urban area (AU), aquatic macrophytes (MA), arboreal vegetation (VA) and pasture (P) were evaluated. The overall accuracy of the images showed values around 90%, with the main error being allocation errors. Changes that occurred over the years were identified, such as the significant growth of macrophytes on the water surface of the Bolonha and Água Preta lakes, which decreased by approximately 3.7%. A 13.4% increase in arboreal vegetation in the BHLHA was also recorded, evidencing a forest recomposition. A 3.2% growth in urban areas around the BHLBA was also observed, which is worrying because human influence can put the health of the water supply sources of the RMB at risk. The GEOBIA methodology proved to be adequate for the study and we recommend that monitoring be continued due to the socio environmental importance of the area under study.
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Análise da dinâmica das áreas de manguezal no litoral Norte do Brasil a partir de dados multisensores e hidrossedimentológicos
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2016-12-16) NASCIMENTO JUNIOR, Wilson da Rocha; SOUZA FILHO, Pedro Walfir Martins e; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3282736820907252
The objective of this research is to analyze the dynamics of the mangrove areas in the north coast of Brazil from images of remote orbital sensors and hydrosedimentological data (flow and suspened sediment concentration). We tried to understand the existence of causality between the expansion or retraction of the mangroves with the suspened solid discharge calculated from the data of flow and suspened sediment concentration. The mangroves were mapped, using the object oriented classification technique, in the years 1975, 1996 and 2008 based on data from microwave sensors (RADAM / GEMS, JERS-1, ALOS / PALSAR). The data of fluviometric stations and sediments of the National Water Agency were used to calculate the solid discharge in suspension in the rivers Araguari, Gurupi, Pindaré, Grajaú and Mearim seeking to relate the addition and erosion in the areas of mangrove with the sedimentary load of the rivers that drain On the coast. The flow variations reflect the precipitation in the sub-basins of the analyzed rivers and presented a strong and moderate correlation with the temperature anomalies on the surface of the Pacific Ocean evidencing a relation of the El Niño and La Niña phenomena with the precipitation regimes in the Amazon. The variations of suspended sediment concentration were not related to the fluviometric variation suggesting that the annual mean oscillations are reflections of other phenomena (coverage and land use). The results show that the drainage areas of the sub-basins most impacted by the anthropic action contribute with a higher sediment load to rivers that have a higher concentration of native forest. Native vegetation contributes to containment of soil erosion and exposed soil and pasture areas are more vulnerable to soil erosion. The Gurupi, Pindaré, Grajaú and Mearim Rivers presented solid suspended load higher than or equal to the Araguari River. Analyzing the mangroves in the estuaries we noticed the addition of mangroves along the estuaries of the Gurupi and Mearim rivers (Baia de São Marcos) and the reduction of mangrove areas in the Araguari estuary. The Amazon coastal zone is subject to natural processes of great magnitude, but atrophic activities influence the natural dynamics of the region by implementing unsustainable economic practices.
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Uma análise de cluster via CiteSpace a propósito da espectrometria WDXRF para geocientistas (2001-2021)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2023-08-17) CASTANHO, Rebeca Soares; PAZ, Simone Patrícia Aranha da; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5376678084716817
The present bibliometric analysis addresses the use of Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (WDXRF) spectrometry in geochemical analysis to evaluate scientific trends over a twenty-year period, from 2001 to 2021, using the academic and free bibliometric tool, CiteSpace. For this purpose, 941 international scientific articles involving WDXRF were collected from the Web of Science (WoS) platform using the search terms "wdxrf" or "wavelength dispersive x-ray fluorescence". The data analysis was divided into two parts: the first part aimed to understand and interpret the quantitative aspects of the scientific production related to the technique, while the second part involved a co-occurrence analysis of keywords from the retrieved works. Despite fluctuations, there has been a constant increase in the number of articles related to this spectrometry technique, with 2020 being the year with the highest productivity in the historical series (105 publications). The United States of America leads the country rankings (110 articles); however, the relatively homogeneous distribution of these studies reveals that WDXRF is a widely disseminated technique worldwide. Brazil ranks among the top ten most influential countries in this field, occupying the eighth position with 59 publications. The journal X-Ray Spectrometry, with 82 articles, stands out as the primary venue for the dissemination of research on this analytical technique. In total, 569 keywords were found, connected by 2002 co-occurrence links. The term "trace element" denotes a solidified but always relevant interest in the use of WDXRF for this level of chemical analysis. On the other hand, "nanoparticle" is the keyword with the highest citation explosion over the past two decades, particularly between 2015 and 2021, highlighting a more recent trend in the elemental characterization of nanostructured compounds. The CiteSpace program identified 13 thematic groups, with five being the most notable in the application of this instrumentation: nanomaterial characterization (cluster #0), trace-level heavy metal analysis (cluster #1), chemical speciation (cluster #2), analysis of particulate matter on filters (cluster #5), and provenance of historical ceramics (cluster #6). In summary, it can be concluded that the chemistry of geological materials does not constitute a narrowly defined body of studies concerning WDXRF. Instead, it represents a scientific frontier that expands through interdisciplinary approaches, providing new and integrated methodological approaches to geoscientific research for those who delve into this technique.
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Análise de imagens Landsat ETM, Radarsat-1 e modelos numéricos de terreno para o mapeamento dos índices de sensibilidade ambiental ao derramamento de óleo na costa de manguezais do nordeste do Pará
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2006) BOULHOSA, Messiana Beatriz Malato; SOUZA FILHO, Pedro Walfir Martins e; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3282736820907252
Accidents related to exploration and oil transport are a threat to coast zones araund the world. Oil spills are an ecological disaster that may cause irreparable damage to the environment affecting living beings that live in these coast zones and also the local economy. Characterizing coast environments is very complex because of the many limiting factors during the mapping process. When it comes to humid tropical environment, like in Pará northeast coast, it gets worse because this area is typically dominated by macro tide. First of all, the macro tide plain creates low areas where informations about the relief are, most of times, scarce and the plain metric representation is dominant. Secondly, the tide variations with its vertical and horizontal moving produces strong changes on the sediment coast environment limits. Thirdly, the geomorphological modifications in the coast areas are intense and fast. Towards this context, the objective of this master’s degree dissertation is to create a map of the coast environment and a rating map of the environmental sensitivity about the oil spills in a certain part of Pará state northeast coast. The methodology consisted on processing digital images from remote sensors in the range of optical (Landsat ETM +7) and microwave (RADARSAT–1 Wide-1) associated to data from the SRTM (shuttle radar topographic mission) digital model of elevation, and to the field data collected in SIG (geographical information system) environment, providing an integrated analysis of the spectral, geomorphological, altimetrical and sedimentological characteristics of the coastal environments in cartographic georeferenced bases. The most important results of this dissertation allowed: 1) The evaluation of the potential of the images Landsat ETM +7, RADARSAT-1 and of the multi sensors fusion products used for identifying the coastal environment and the Environment Sensitivity Rates (ISA) of oil spills in this areas 2) Recognizing and describing five main morphological unities and fourteen sub unities: Coastal Plateau, Tide Plain, Coastal Plain and Alluvial Plain 3) Identifying and classifying eight unities of Environmental Sensitivity Rates (ISA) for the Amazon coast zone which are: ISA 1B – support wall; ISA 3B – exposed scarps with declivity to the sand; ISA 9B – sand bank and plains of tidal vegetable mudflats; ISA 9C – hypersalt herbaceous fields, ISA 10A – salt and salobre herbaceous fields; ISA10C – Mangrove; ISA 10D – Lea; 5) creation of the Environmental Sensitivity Rates map to oil spill of the studied area. The using of remote sensors techniques and SIG proved to be an important tool for recognizing and analyzing coast environments and for generating maps to coast environments and to environmental sensitivity rates to oil spills in the northeast coast of Pará.
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Análise evolutiva da paisagem da serra Tepequém - Roraima e o impacto da atividade antrópica
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2008-01-23) BESERRA NETA, Luiza Câmara; BORGES, Maurício da Silva; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1580207189205228; 1580207189205228; COSTA, Marcondes Lima da; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1639498384851302; 1639498384851302
The north area of Roraima State presents great diversity of geomorphologic featuresformed by dissected plateaus, limited by intermountain plain and relief with a plateau morphology that it is individualized in the extensive plain areas, e.g., of the mountain Tepequém. Since 1930s this was a site of intense activity of diamond extraction what printed changes in the landscape. The main objective of this study is to understand the dynamics evolution of the landscape of the mountain Tepequém under diamond extraction activity and the reason of its erosion susceptibility, being natural or anthropic. To reach these objectives, a description of profiles of soils and saprolitic rock, as well as lateritic profiles were accomplished. Samples of soils, altered rocks, laterites and coal were collected. Besides, width, depth, extension and directional alignment of the channels of the gullies measurements were carried out. The collected materials were submitted to the following analyses: grain size, by humid way; minerals identification by X-ray diffraction and SEM techniques; total chemistry analysis (major elements) by ICP-MS and content of organic matter, humidity and density of the soil measurements. Coal samples were submitted to radiocarbon analyses by AMS (Accelerator Mass Spectrometry). Appling the interpretation of optical images (Landsat-5/TM and Cbers-2/CCD) and the cartographic base, maps of structural alignment, relief (altimetry and declivity), drainage and vegetation covering were also elaborated. The mountain Tepequém stand out among the landscape dominated by relief of hills, residual hills and plane-slightly wavy surfaces because of its rectangular-rhombic format and outline of steep scarps elaborated on sedimentary rocks of Paleoproterozoic. The drainage system of the area delineates parallel, angle-rectangular and faults standards. The relief and drainage morphology of the mountain Tepequém and its around area define a subordination to the structural arrangement E-W, NE-SW and NW-SE directions represented by normal and strike-slip faults. In the mountain Tepequém, the geomorphologic compartments are established by 575 to 670 m high plain intra-valleys surfaces bordered by less than 774m high hills and residual hills and edge slopes less than 1100m high. The bush grassy savanna dominates this landscape and recovers the edge scarps and extends along the regional plain. The ciliary forest covers small stains along the Cabo Sobral and Paiva rivers. This scenery was quite modified because of diamond extraction activity. However, with the decline of this activity, the ciliary forest recovers spontaneously, as the optical images of the last 22 years shows (1984, 1995 and 2006). Intra-valleys plains were developed on sandy soils constituted by medium and fine grain size sandy domains, sub-angles to sub-rounded poorly selected, with low cohesion and small quantity of organic matter. These soils are developed on saprolitic derived of sandstones and siltstones. Locally stone lines and colluvial are observed, usually on the saprolitic. Immature laterites are found in the center-north hills of the mountain Tepequém. Quartz, muscovite in sub-milimetric plates and kaolinite partially involving the grains of quartz are predominant in soils constitution, while the lateritic profiles are constituted by gibbsite, goethite and hematite, besides quartz and kaolinite. Laterite and quartz fragments constitute the stone lines. High concentrations of SiO2 confirm the essentially quartz-character of the soils, while the values of Al2O3, K2O, MgO, Fe2O3 and TiO2 are more expressive in the saprolitic zones, confirming the kaolinite, muscovite and hematite domain, derived of claystones and siltstones. The radiocarbon ages in coal obtained for the superficial materials (colluvial and stone lines) show that these materials were formed at least 3.822 years BP. The intermountain plains reveal in its landscape erosive features in the piping formations, dolines and gullies, developed in the lands with sandy to silt materials domain. The channels of gullies are mainly aligned in the directions NE-SW and NW-SE corresponding to the directions of fractures and faults that section the Tepequém Formation. The seemingly stabilized gullies are partially covered by ferns that grow on the side and bottom surfaces of the channel. The evolution of the landscape of the mountain of Tepequém specially the formation of its general internal structure involves the tectonic still in Proterozoic. The inherited morphology reflects in the steep scarps around as well as in the top such a great synclinorium. The evolution of the landscape of the mountain of Tepequém during Cenozoic is marked by formation of small hills, some of these protected by lateritic crusts suggesting registration of a humid and hot paleoclimate in Pleistocene, which can admit the installation of the drainage net. The erosive process of the fluvial courses allies with the high gradient favored the transport of part of the sediments to W-SW direction, contributing in the formation of the intermountain plains. The current scenery is marked by the erosive retaking favored by the sandy non-cohesive nature of the soils, ally to a paleorelief inclined to the valleys and strongly fractured and failed that causes a strong shallow surface stormflow propitiating the piping formations, dolines and then the gullies. Thus, the diamond extraction activity can contribute in the intensification of the gullies but, however, it was not the decisive factor. Therefore, the evolution of the landscape of the mountain Tepequém in Proterozoic and in Cenozoic until the present is due to the interaction of multiple processes involving the tectonic history, the weathering changes and the several erosion cycles, as well as the restricted sedimentation and the small anthropic contribution.
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Análise integrada da paisagem para avaliação da vulnerabilidade à perda de solo das margens da Baía de Marajó, estado do Pará
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2011-11-30) GUIMARÃES, Ulisses Silva; COHEN, Marcelo Cancela Lisboa; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8809787145146228
Marajó Bay is part of the Coastal Zone in the Amazon estuary, and it constitutes a form of "V" with intensive processes of erosion and progradation. The bay shores are the object of this study, from the west coast, represented by the west coast by Salvaterra and Soure municipalities, to the east coast of Mosqueiro Island. The purpose is to analyze the coastal environments adjacent to the Marajó Bay, with a systemic and integrated approach using thematic databases (geology, geomorphology, pedology, climatology and Use and Land Cover) and remote sensing images (Landsat TM 5 and MDE SRTM) to prepare maps syntheses of landscape units and vulnerability to loss of soil as a subsidy to coastal management. The main steps of this methodology are: i) atmospheric correction by dark-object subtraction, geometric correction by orthorectification, with supervised classification algorithm Spectral Angle Mapper (SAM) through training samples to map the Use and Land Cover; ii) compilation, adaptation and classification to improve data of morphology; iii) development of derivatives geomorphometric; and, iv) integration of the thematic basis for map algebra, with an overlap equation for synthesis of the landscape units maps and another equation for the preparation of the arithmetic average map of vulnerability to loss of soil. The Marajo Bay shores have mostly the unit of Fields with 17.61% of the study area (50,483.16 ha), maximum altimetry of 58 m, the topography is flat and smooth, the relief were overwhelmingly straight and planar. The integrated data indicate that the pedogenetic processes prevail in only 3.58% (10,231.38 ha) of the study area. The areas in balance between morphogenic and pedogenetic processes correspond to 3.75% (10,737.63 ha), while morphogenesis is prevalent in 42.40% (121,317.39 ha). The superiority of morphogenic units shows the hazard of coastal environments per surface mechanisms, how substrate desegregation and erosion by processes of runoff and mass displacement.
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Análise palaeoambiental e caracterização dos Folhelhos Negros da Formação Barreirinha utilizando análises Multiproxy
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2025-06-04) CARVALHO, Wivian Maria Rodrigues; BRITO, Ailton da Silva; http://lattes.cnpq.br/9873489431846769; HTTPS://ORCID.ORG/0000-0001-9224-5563; SOARES, Joelson Lima; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1345968080357131
The initial sedimentation phase of the Barreirinha Formation was associated with a rapid relative sea-level rise during a significant marine transgression event that flooded the Amazon Basin. These organic-rich shales outcrop along a narrow yet extensive belt located on the southern margin of the Amazon Basin. Few studies have specifically addressed the potential paleoenvironmental variations linked to the deposition of these shales. This is mainly due to the relative lithological uniformity of these rocks—composed predominantly of fine-grained sediments—and their economic relevance, which has directed most research toward the maturation of organic matter. To investigate the paleoenvironmental variations during the deposition of these fine sediments—focusing on sedimentary dynamics, the origin, and provenance of the organic matter—a multiproxy approach was applied, combining various quantitative, semi-quantitative, and qualitative techniques. The analyzed stratigraphic succession is mainly composed of gray to black shales, exhibiting facies variations related to coarse terrigenous input and episodes of bioturbation. These features suggest a deep, distal, anoxic marine depositional environment, with no evidence of carbonate sedimentation, typical of the Abacaxis Member of the Barreirinha Formation. Mineralogical cluster analyses indicate a dominance of kaolinite, characterizing the Kaolinite Facies, with subordinate quartz, sulfates, and sulfides in the lower portions. The base of the succession includes massive fine-grained sandstones with cross-bedding, correlated with the Ereré Formation, interpreted as deltaic to inner shelf deposits. The transition to laminated shales interbedded with sandstones and siltstones marks the onset of the Devonian (Frasnian) transgression, with substantial continental input evidenced by heavy minerals, pyritized plant remains, and tasmanites. The presence of dumpstones suggests glacial influence and ice-rafted debris deposition. Upper levels show more homogeneous shales, enriched in organic matter, lacking bioturbation and detrital minerals, indicating maximum anoxia during the peak of the transgressive event in the Amazon Basin. Diagenetically, the shales underwent compaction, fracturing, mineral substitution, oxidation, and intense pyritization, mainly as framboidal pyrite—typical of reducing marine environments. The mineralogy is dominated by kaolinite and quartz, with accessory minerals indicating alteration processes and possible Jurassic-Triassic igneous intrusions (Penatecaua magmatism), which contributed to increasing the thermal maturity of the kerogen. Rock-Eval pyrolysis and biomarker analyses reveal Type II-III kerogen with gas-generating potential, ranging from immature to post-mature depending on proximity to igneous intrusions. These findings reflect a transgressive system strongly influenced by environmental controls and regional thermal input.
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Análise paleoambiental da Formação Pirabas no litoral do Maranhão, Brasil
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2011-06-03) OLIVEIRA, Samantha Florinda Cecim Carvalho de; ROSSETTI, Dilce de Fátima; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0307721738107549
The Pirabas Formation is a geological unit known for its abundant fossil content, which includes a large number of invertebrate and vertebrate groups. This unit is exposed in the north and northeast coast of Brazil, in the States of Para, Maranhão and Piaui. The majority of the studies focusing the fossils of the Pirabas Formation emphasized initially, invertebrates. However, studies using ichthyoliths have been increasingly emphasized in the last years, which is due to their resistance to dissolution, transportation and deposition. Moreover, the small size favors their continuous recovery along different stratigraphic levels, allowing their use as an additional tool in paleoenvironmental interpretations. This work aimed to prospect ichthyoliths of the Pirabas Formation exposed along the coast of the State of Maranhão, as well as their identification and integration with facies analysis. This study area is part of the São Luís Basin, which is filled with a 4,000 m-thick sedimentary succession represented mainly by Cretaceous rocks, with a thin Cenozoic cover, the latter represented by the Pirabas and Barreiras Formations deposited mostly in the Miocene. The exposures studied occur along various cliffs between the towns of Alcantara and Guimarães. Miocene carbonates with ichthyoliths record in this location are occasional, occurring as thin layers up to 2 m thick, which are laterally and vertically intergraded with siliciclastic deposits. These strata occur as three stratigraphic units, with the second one documenting fossiliferous carbonates related to the Pirabas Formation. The cliffs studied include the ones in the localities of Canelateua, Mamuna Grande, Peru and Base. We analyzed 16 thin sections sampled from these localities, which resulted in description of four carbonate microfacies, and one of mudstone. The samples provided 30 ichthyoliths, which were photographed, identified and described under a scanning electron microscope. In addition to the ichthyoliths, the petrographic study recorded the presence of other fossils, including bryozoans, foraminifera, gastropods, bivalves, algae, and echinoids. The integration of paleontological data and microfacies is consistent with deposition in carbonate paleoenvironments predominantly with low energy, reducing conditions and subjected to the frequent introduction of siliciclastic grains. These characteristics, added to the low fossil frequency in most of the samples, corroborate previous interpretations that the deposition of these strata occurred in paralic, probably estuarine palaeoenvironments. However, the abundance of marine fossils in some samples, associated with the presence of ichthyological elements common in environments with normal salinity, shows periodic introduction of saline inflows. Therefore, we can conclude that the strata analyzed were deposited in association with an estuarine system, but representing more distal facies of this system, representative environments more exposed to marine influence.
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Análises sequenciais para o ouro em solo do salobo 3A, Serra dos Carajás
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 1989-06-07) FRANCO, Maria Esmeralda Bravo Esteves Bouça; RAMOS, José Francisco da Fonseca; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8189651755374537
The Salobo 3A area. in Serra dos Carajás in the State of Pará belongs to an elongated range. according to the WNW-E SE direction. of Archean age, which borders the northern flank of the Carajás syncline. This area has been the subject of several studies, with the aim of prospecting and extracting copper ores and using their by-products. The aim of this work is to investigate the distribution of gold in soils in the area of the Salobo 3A copper sulphide deposit. Eighteen samples were collected in horizontal and vertical profiles next to gallery G1 and another sixteen from wells PA-O8 and PA-23. Soil gold concentrations were determined according to the sequential partial opening of Gatehouse et al. (1977), which was supplemented by organic extraction. due to the low concentrations of this metal in soils. The phases considered separately were iron and manganese oxides and hydroxides (amorphous and crystalline), organic matter and clay mineral silicates and quartz. A particle size fraction < 120 mesh was chosen. to avoid the presence of larger metallic gold particles. In addition to sequential analysis. another 5 grams of the same sample were etched with HF+HCl04 and another 5 grams with HF+HCl04 followed by etching with aqua regia (Au-total). All results were compared with those obtained by the instrumental neutron activation analysis and with DOCEGEO analyzes performed through the aqua regia aperture. The main objective of this work is to show the suitability of sequential analyzes for gold in soils and, through the results obtained for the studied phases, to deepen the knowledge about the behavior of gold in a supergenic environment. Of these, it is worth noting the good correlation between the gold concentration determined in the organic matter and the Au-total concentration in the soil (or even only with aqua regia, or with values obtained by INAA). The study of the amount of organic matter related to the gold adsorbed on it seems to be in agreement with the mechanisms of mobility and transport of gold in a supergenic environment known so far. From the analyzes carried out, it is concluded that, in general, little gold is found in the native state, if the concentrations obtained by the partial extractions are compared with the Au-total concentration of the samples. This element is preferentially found in silicates (clay minerals and quartz), in organic matter and in goethite (in smaller amounts).
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Aplicação da composição isotópica de multielementos no monitoramento ambiental de área circunvizinha à barragem de rejeito: o caso da mina de cobre da Serra do Sossego, Canaã dos Carajás – PA
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2017-06-09) OLIVEIRA, Simone Pereira de; MOURA, Candido Augusto Veloso; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1035254156384979
Tailings dams from ore mining activities are relevant compartment for environmental monitoring because the dam can present undesirable forms of water outlets such as infiltration. The present thesis proposed multielement isotope study in order to evaluate the use of the isotopic composition of oxygen, hydrogen, strontium and lead as a tool for the environmental monitoring of groundwater vulnerable to the tailings dam. This research was conducted in the area of the Serra of Sossego copper mine and, in addition to the isotope study, the hydrochemical characterization of groundwater and surface water was caried out. Besides, the direct reading of the isotopic composition of lead (without chemical treatment of the water sample) was applied for the first time, using multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, in the laboratory Para-Iso. The hydrochemical characterization of groundwater in the Serra do Sossego mine area showed that it is moderately acid (pH ~ 6). Only the AP15 and PS32 wells, under the influence of the drainage of the mixed pile (ore waste + sterile), presented high electrical conductivity (599 μS / cm2 and 694 μS / cm2) and the higher sulfate content (1.82 to 6.57 Meq/L). In general, iron (29.7 mg/L), manganese (69.7 mg/L) and copper (24.9 mg/L) present the highest metal content in the groundwter. In terms of the isotope studies, the groundwater of PS17, PS04, AP15 and PS32 wells and the water of the Dam present the least radiogenic lead isotopic composition. The water sampled in the AP15 and PS32 wells would be representative of the lead isotope signature of groundwater in the mine area (206Pb/207Pb = 1.1481 to 1.1663) and, probably, is indicative of the lead isotope composition of the meteroric water. The lead isotope composition of the groundwater of the wells PS04 (206Pb/207Pb = 1.1784-1.1850) and PS17 (206Pb/207Pb = 1.2100 to 1.2160) may indicate a small contribution of the rocks of the region (206Pb/207Pb > 1.6807). In turn, the lead isotope signature of water of the Dam (206Pb/207Pb = 1.2279) suggests, as expected, a slightly more pronounced contribution of the ore and the rocks. On the other hand, the lead isotopes of the water sampled in the wells MNA23 and PS06 show a more radiogenic signature (206Pb/207Pb = 1.6741 to 1.9196), which is similar to those of the chalcopyrite and the diabase of the Sequeirinho open pit, revealing a more significant contribution of the ore and rocks. As the lead isotope composition of water from the dam is different from that of the groundwater, it can be used for the environmental monitoring of the influence of the water from the dam in groundwater in the Serra of Sossego mine area. In those wells with less radiogenic lead isotope signature, a possible contribution of the water from the dam would result in a more radiogenic lead isotope composition in the groundwater. Conversely, in those wells with more radiogenic lead isotope signature, a contribution of the water dam for the groundwater would decrease the values of the measured lead isotope ratios. On the other hand, the application of the sulfur isotopes for environmental monitoring presented some limitation in the study area, due to the lack of contrast of the sulfur isotope composition among the sulfides of the Sossego deposit (δ 34S ~ 2-7 ‰), the water from the dam (δ 34S ~ 2 ‰), and the drainage of the mixed pile (δ 34S ~ 2‰). This prevents the recognition of a possible contribution of the tailings dam to groundwater. Mixing models using the 87Sr/86Sr ratio as a function of the strontium concentration and δ 18O values, also showed some limitations, since there is no contrast between the values of the 87Sr/86Sr ratio of the water from the dam (0. 7458 to 0.7539) and the rocks of the mine area (granite ~ 0.7474). Such similarity, in principle, would not allow identifying the contribution of the water from the dam. However, since groundwater generally exhibits less radiogenic values of the 87Sr/86Sr ratio (0.7161 to 0.7283) and well below the dam values, the strontium isotopic composition can be used for environmental monitoring of groundwater. Hydrogen and oxygen isotope data revealed that, in the rainy season, the groundwater presented values of δ 18O and δ D varying from -2.74 to -7.17‰ and from -15.6 to -46.0‰, respectively. In turn, an enrichment of 18O and D, with values of δ 18O between -1.67 and -7.29 ‰ and of δ D between -0.23 and -46.1 ‰, is observed in the dry season. Hydrogen and oxygen isotope composition of the water from the dam (δ 18O from 1.24 to 2.79 ‰ and δ D from 1.40 to 7.0 ‰) is very different from those of the groundwater and of the drainage of the pile. A mixing model performed with oxygen and hydrogen isotopes showed that these elements are the ones that best respond as indicators of the contribution of the waters from the dam to groundwater. The application of this model revealed no influence of the water from the dam on the groundwater during the period of this study. The results obtained in this multielement isotopic study suggest that the environmental monitoring of the groundwater of the Serra do Sossego mine to investigate the possible contribution of the water from the dam, can be done more efficiently with the oxygen and hydrogen isotopes. The isotopic compositions of lead and strontium can also be used for monitoring the groundwater, but this has to be done more systematically due to the small contrast between the isotopic composition of these elements in the dam water and in the groundwater. Finally, the isotopic composition of sulfur is the one that would contribute least to the environmental monitoring of the groundwater of the study area.

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