EM - Escola de Minas
URI permanente desta comunidadehttp://www.hml.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/6
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A Escola de Minas de Ouro Preto foi fundada pelo cientista Claude Henri Gorceix e inaugurada em 12 de outubro de 1876.
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Item The rise and fall of the giant stromatolites of the Lower Permian Irati Formation (Paraná Basin, Brazil) : a multi-proxy based paleoenvironmental reconstruction.(2022) Antunes, Gonçalo Cruz; Warren, Lucas Veríssimo; Okubo, Juliana; Fairchild, Thomas Rich; Varejão, Filipe Giovanini; Uhlein, Gabriel Jubé; Inglez, Lucas; Poiré, Daniel Gustavo; Rumbelsperger, Anelize Manuela Bahniuk; Simões, Marcello GuimarãesGiant stromatolites are meter-scale laminated carbonate biosedimentary deposits formed by the action of benthic microbiota under very specific conditions. Although occurrences of giant stromatolites are relatively common in Precambrian deposits, the Phanerozoic record is still sparse. Here, we carried out an integrated analysis of the Lower Permian Santa Rosa de Viterbo giant stromatolite field, developed in a mixed carbonate-siliciclastic depositional system within a restricted intracontinental basin (Irati Formation, Paran ́ a Basin, Brazil). Using available and new descriptions of stromatolite morphology and associated facies, we applied a multi-proxy approach based upon sedimentological, paleontological, geochemical, and isotopic data to develop a detailed paleoenvironmental model for this particular occurrence. The NE-SW elongated giant stromatolites – of >3 m in height, > 7 m in length, and > 1 m wide – have variable external shape and internal morphology, indicating changing growth strategy due to variations in the hydrodynamic conditions, bathymetry, and terrigenous input. Increasing δ13C values towards the top of the succession are related to intense microbial activity, increased nutrient supply, and enhanced primary productivity, with the higher δ13C values matching the global Permian seawater signal. Y/Ho and La/La* ratios indicate a less restricted setting towards the top of the succession, which is consistent with the increasing water depth recorded by the stromatolite morphology. The combination of smooth lamination, exclusively coccoidal microbial community, and fossil content, point to deposition under high (possibly hyper) salinity conditions for most of the succession. Our data suggests that the existence of stressful conditions (i.e., strong currents and high salinity) protected the benthic microbial communities from predation and favored EPS production, generating the ideal conditions for the growth of giant stromatolites, a very uncommon situation in the Phanerozoic.Item The impact of benthic microbial communities in sediment dispersion and bedform preservation : a view from the oldest microbially induced sedimentary structures in South America.(2022) Warren, Lucas Veríssimo; Varejão, Filipe Giovanini; Quaglio, Fernanda; Inglez, Lucas; Büchi, Fernanda Miranda de Siqueira; Simões, Marcello GuimarãesThe influence of microbial communities upon sedimentary dynamics is an issue of increasing significance. Over the last decades, studies have revealed a particular class of sedimentary structures and textures produced by the interaction among distinct flows, marine substrate, and ben- thic microbial communities. We present evidence of the oldest record of microbially-induced sedimentary structures (MISS) in South Amer- ica, as recorded in low-grade metasedimentary rocks of the Early Mesoproterozoic (~1536 ± 33 Ma) Tiradentes Formation, state of Minas Gerais, SW Brazil. Types 1, 2, and 3 correspond to wrinkle, pustular, and dome structures related to flat or rippled bed surfaces, preserved in metasandstone deposited in shallow marine settings. Evidence supporting the microbial origin of these structures includes delicate morphol- ogy, degree of alignment, presence of original mat cover, and orientation of quartz grains indicating biostabilization. The presence of distinct MISS associated with well-preserved ripple marks, wrinkled surfaces, and flatbeds suggests deposition under varied energy conditions with different potentials for the preservation of surficial structures. Vertical growth of microbial communities influences sediment cohesion and stability. This reduces substrate roughness and, as a consequence, wave and current shear, thereby increasing the preservation potential of bedforms and delicate features of their bedding surfaces.