Table 10. Geologic faults in the vicinity of the Upper Paraguay river.1 |
Name |
Formation(s) |
Location |
Description |
Falha da Penha2 |
Urucum |
From Serra do Amolar to Ilha de Ínsua |
On the right bank of Upper Paraguay river, from Fazenda da Penha(north
of Amolar) to Ilha de Ínsua (north of Lagoa Gaíba); partly buried
near Ilha de Ínsua by sediments of Pantanal sandstones of the Urucum
formation: 60km long; arkosic sandstones of the Urucum formaion.
|
Falha da Lagoa 2 |
Urucum, Bocaína |
From Serra do Amolar to Lagoa Gaíba |
On the right bank of Upper Paraguay river, in a direction
parallel to Falha da Penha, west of Serra do Amolar and Ilha de Ínsua;
partly covered by waters of Lagoa Gaíba; may prolong to southeast reaching
Morraria de Novos Dourados; 55 km long; arkosic sandstones and calcareous
dolomites of the Urucum and Bocaína Formations, respectively.
|
Falhas do Urucum 3 |
Urucum,
Santa Cruz
|
Along the valley of Córrego Band'Alta |
Between Morro do Urucum and Morraria do Rabichão; mostly
buried by sediments of Pantanal formation. |
1 Source: Projeto RADAMBRASIL (1982a&b), Volume 27. 2 Falha means fault, in Portuguese. |
3 System of faults, the best known of which is that along the valley of Córrego Band'Alta. |
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