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Metamorphic Evolution of the South Portuguese/Pulo Do Lobo Zone

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Pre-Mesozoic Geology of Iberia

Part of the book series: IGCP-Project 233 ((IGCP 233))

Abstract

The South Portuguese Zone (see Fig. 1) of the Iberian Variscan chain consists of an Upper Paleozoic sedimentary series with intercalations of felsic to mafic volcanics which were metamorphosed under low-grade conditions during Hercynian times. The metamorphic phenomena is complex and reflects the superposition of a regional (dynamothermal) event onto an early hydrothermal alteration stage, contemporaneous with massive sulphide ore formation and cooling of the Pyrite Belt volcanic piles.

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  1. Departamento de Geologia, Faculdade de Ciencias, Rua da Escola Politecnica 58, 1294, Lisboa Codex, Portugal

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  1. Department of Geology, University of Georgia, 30602, Athens, Georgia, USA

    R. David Dallmeyer

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    Enrique Martinez Garcia

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Munha, J. (1990). Metamorphic Evolution of the South Portuguese/Pulo Do Lobo Zone. In: Dallmeyer, R.D., Garcia, E.M. (eds) Pre-Mesozoic Geology of Iberia. IGCP-Project 233. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83980-1_25

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