Contribuição à petrologia do granito central da serra dos Carajás

Abstract

This study was carried out in the central region of the Serra dos Carajás in the South of the State of Pará. The area referred to is underlain by a granite batholith, surrounded by basic volcanic rocks in the north-east and slightly metamorphised sedimentary clastic rocks. In order to characterize the petrogenetic nature of the granitic body, a study was realized of the petrography and petrochemistry of the various facies of the granite and of the country rocks. Petrographic and geochemical evidence suggests a magmatic origin for the granite of Carajás. During its consolidation the granitic magma underwent a slight differentiation in the formation of various facies. The intrusive character of the body is e4denced by the presence of contact metamorphism of the hornblende hornfels in the country rocks in the proximity of the contacts. The observed mineralogical association (orthoclase and plagioclase) indicates that the granitic body may be included in the SUBSOLVUS group in the classification of the Tuttle and Bowen (1958). The magma was probably originated by partial melting of older crustal rocks.