Geological investigation of the central portion of the Santa Marta impact structure, Piauí State, Brazil
Santa Marta is a 10 km wide, reasonably well preserved, complex impact structure located in southwestern Piauí state, northeastern Brazil, with a central uplift of 3.2 km diameter. The Santa Marta structure was recently recognized as the sixth confirmed impact structure in Brazil, based on widesprea...
Gespeichert in:
Veröffentlicht in: | Brazilian journal of geology 2017-12, Vol.47 (4), p.673-692 |
---|---|
Hauptverfasser: | , , , , , |
Format: | Artikel |
Sprache: | eng |
Schlagworte: | |
Online-Zugang: | Volltext |
Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
Zusammenfassung: | Santa Marta is a 10 km wide, reasonably well preserved, complex impact structure located in southwestern Piauí state, northeastern Brazil, with a central uplift of 3.2 km diameter. The Santa Marta structure was recently recognized as the sixth confirmed impact structure in Brazil, based on widespread occurrence of shatter cones and the presence of shock deformation features in quartz. The latter includes planar deformation features (PDF), planar fractures (PF), and feather features (FF). The structure was formed in sedimentary strata (conglomerates, sandstones, siltstones and shales) accumulated in two distinct sedimentary basins that overlap in this region: the Paleozoic Parnaíba and the Mesozoic Sanfranciscan basins. Here, we provide an overview of the geology and stratigraphy of the sedimentary successions that occur within the structure, focusing especially on the deformation aspects of the strata from the central area. This study is aimed at advancing the knowledge about Brazilian impact structures and contributing to a better comprehension of impact cratering in sedimentary targets. The deformation in the Santa Marta structure is directly related to variations in the thickness of sedimentary strata and to lithologic diversity in the interior of the structure, which determined the complexity of the deformation, including the formation of inner rings.
RESUMO: Santa Marta é uma estrutura de impacto complexa com 10 km de diâmetro, razoavelmente bem preservada, localizada no sudoeste do estado do Piauí, nordeste do Brasil, com um núcleo central soerguido de 3,2 km de diâmetro. A estrutura de Santa Marta foi recentemente reconhecida como a sexta estrutura de impacto confirmada no Brasil, com base em ocorrências generalizadas de cones de estilhaçamento e a presença de feições planares de deformação de choque em quartzo. Estas últimas incluem feições de deformação planar (PDF) e estrutura em pena (FF). A estrutura de Santa Marta foi formada em estratos sedimentares (conglomerados, arenitos, siltitos e folhelhos) depositados em duas bacias sedimentares distintas que se superpõem nesta região: as bacias paleozoica do Parnaíba e mesozoica Sanfranciscana. Apresentamos aqui uma visão geral da geologia e estratigrafia das sucessões sedimentares que ocorrem no interior da estrutura, com foco particular nos aspectos de deformação dos estratos na sua porção central. Este estudo objetiva o avanço do conhecimento sobre as estruturas de impacto brasileiras e contribui p |
---|---|
ISSN: | 2317-4889 2317-4692 2317-4692 |
DOI: | 10.1590/2317-4889201720160095 |