Goianides Ocean

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The Goianides Ocean was an ocean that existed in South America in Neoproterozoic times. It separated the Paranapanema block and the São Francisco Craton. Its closure started with a magmatic arc forming (now seen as granitoids of the Guaxupé and Socorro Nappes) and eventually gave rise to the Brasiliano orogeny.[1]

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  1. ^ "Journal of the Virtual Explorer | A dynamic review electronic Earth Science journal publishing material from all continents". Archived from the original on 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2018-07-07.