Origin of the reduced, amethyst-mineralized lower tier of the Cordillera Flow, southern Paraná Volcanic Province

Abstract The structure of two superposed layers within a redox-altered basaltic flow is restricted to the Paraná Volcanic Province among large igneous provinces. World-class amethyst-geode and agate-geode deposits occur in reduced Tier 1 of the Cordillera Flow (> 100 km long). Satellite and drone...

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Main Authors: Léo Afraneo Hartmann, Leonardo Cardoso Renner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia 2025-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Geology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2317-48892025000100306&lng=en&tlng=en
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