Cratonic basin formation : a case study of the Parnaíba Basin of Brazil

• Other Authors: Daly, Michael C. (Geologist), (Editor), Fuck, Reinhardt A., (Editor), Julia, Jordi (Geologist), (Editor), Macdonald, David (Editor), Watts, A. B. 1945- (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : The Geological Society, 2018.
• Series: Geological Society special publication ; no. 472.
• Subjects: Geology > Brazil > Parnaíba Basin Province.; Continental crust.; Cratons.; Basins (Geology); Lithosphere.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781786204127; 1786204126; 9781786203960; 1786203960
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 372 pages) : illustrations

Cratonic basins are large, distinctive features of the continental crust. They are preferentially developed on thick continental lithosphere, are typically sub-circular in shape and subside over periods of hundreds of millions of years. They are also endowed with significant resources. However, in s...