New Advances in the Geochronology of South America

BRITO NEVES, B., BASEI, M. Y RAMOS, V.A.

JOURNAL OF SOUTH AMERICAN EARTH SCIENCES

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2011 vol. 32 p. 265 - 574

0895-9811

The Centro de Pesquisas Geocronológicas da Universidade de São Paulo (Center of Geochronological Research of the University of São Paulo, CPGeo-USP), a leader center of geochronology in South America, accomplished its first 45 years in 2009. In the previous year the CPGeo-USP founder and scientific director for many years, Dr. Umberto Cordani completed 70 years and was obliged to retire. To celebrate both birthdays a scientific meeting was held in São Paulo, with the aim to update the geochronological knowledge and advances in our continent. A selection of the different conferences given in this event and assorted in this Special Issue, envisages focusing in the recent developments of the geochronology in South America.Centro de Pesquisas Geocronológicas da Universidade de São Paulo (Center of Geochronological Research of the University of São Paulo, CPGeo-USP), a leader center of geochronology in South America, accomplished its first 45 years in 2009. In the previous year the CPGeo-USP founder and scientific director for many years, Dr. Umberto Cordani completed 70 years and was obliged to retire. To celebrate both birthdays a scientific meeting was held in São Paulo, with the aim to update the geochronological knowledge and advances in our continent. A selection of the different conferences given in this event and assorted in this Special Issue, envisages focusing in the recent developments of the geochronology in South America.first 45 years in 2009. In the previous year the CPGeo-USP founder and scientific director for many years, Dr. Umberto Cordani completed 70 years and was obliged to retire. To celebrate both birthdays a scientific meeting was held in São Paulo, with the aim to update the geochronological knowledge and advances in our continent. A selection of the different conferences given in this event and assorted in this Special Issue, envisages focusing in the recent developments of the geochronology in South America.fic director for many years, Dr. Umberto Cordani completed 70 years and was obliged to retire. To celebrate both birthdays a scientific meeting was held in São Paulo, with the aim to update the geochronological knowledge and advances in our continent. A selection of the different conferences given in this event and assorted in this Special Issue, envisages focusing in the recent developments of the geochronology in South America.fic meeting was held in São Paulo, with the aim to update the geochronological knowledge and advances in our continent. A selection of the different conferences given in this event and assorted in this Special Issue, envisages focusing in the recent developments of the geochronology in South America.