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Brazilian–Pan-African suture
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Brazilian–Pan-African suture

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  • Map showing the countries of South America with national capitals and surrounding bodies of water, including the Atlantic and Pacific.
    South America
    / The Brazilian cycle

    …which is known as the Brazilian–Pan-African suture, and the inception of the future rift system that opened the Atlantic Ocean. The Pampean Sierras in Argentina are a good example of a Brazilian belt formed by accretion of an island-arc system and several small continental plates.

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    …which is known as the Brazilian–Pan-African suture, and the inception of the future rift system that opened the Atlantic Ocean. The Pampean Sierras in Argentina are a good example of a Brazilian belt formed by accretion of an island-arc system and several small continental plates.

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