%0 Journal article
%A Oyhantçabal, Pedro
%A Siegesmund, Siegfried
%A Wemmer, Klaus
%T The Río de la Plata Craton: a review of units, boundaries, ages and isotopic signature
%R 10.1007/s00531-010-0580-8
%R 10.23689/fidgeo-2643
%J International Journal of Earth Sciences
%V 100
%N 2/3

%I Springer-Verlag
%X A review of the lithostratigraphic units in the Río de la Plata Craton and of new and previously published geochronological, isotopic and geophysical data is presented. Sm–Nd TDM model ages between 2.6 and 2.2 Ga characterize the Piedra Alta Terrane of this craton. Crystallization ages between 2.2 and 2.1 Ga for the metamorphic protoliths and 2.1–2.0 Ga for the post-orogenic granitoids indicate juvenile crust, followed by a short period of crustal recycling. Cratonization of this terrane occurred during the late Paleoproterozoic. Younger overprinting is not observed, suggesting it had a thick and strong lithosphere in the Neoproterozoic. A similar scenario is indicated for the Tandilia Belt of Argentina. Sm–Nd TDM model ages for the Nico Pérez Terrane show two main events of crustal growth (3.0–2.6 and 2.3–1.6 Ga). The crystallization ages on zircon ranges between 3.1 and 0.57 Ga, which is evidence for long-lived crustal reworking. The age for cratonization is still uncertain. In the Taquarembó Block, which is considered the prolongation of the Nico Pérez Terrane in southern Brazil, a similar scenario can be observed. These differences together with contrasting geophysical signatures support the redefinition of the Río de la Plata Craton comprising only the Piedra Alta Terrane and the Tandilia Belt. The Sarandí del Yí Shear Zone is regarded as the eastern margin of this Craton.
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