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João Orestes Schneider Santos

João Orestes Schneider Santos

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Earth Science

D-Index
39
Citations
5315
World Ranking
6201
National Ranking
312

Overview

João Orestes Schneider Santos is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. The primary domains of their research encompass Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a substantial focus on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The scientist's investigation topics cover a range of geological and geochemical themes, notably including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Radioactive Element Chemistry and Processing
  • Mineralogy and Gemology Studies

They have contributed extensively to academic literature, with 53 publications related to Earth and Planetary Sciences and 17 in Computer Science, reflecting interdisciplinary research interests particularly in artificial intelligence applications.

The researcher frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • Precambrian Research
  • Journal of the Geological Survey of Brazil
  • International Geology Review
  • The Journal of Geology

Among recent scientific publications are the following papers:

  • Provenance of metasiliciclastic rocks at the northwestern margin of the East Gabonian Block: Implications for deposition of BIFs and crustal evolution in southwestern Cameroon (2022), published in Precambrian Research
  • Paleogeographic constraints on source area and depositional systems in the Neoproterozoic Irecê Basin, São Francisco Craton (2021), published in Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • Zircon U-Pb ages and Hf isotope compositions of Açucena Granite (Borrachudos Suite): Implications for Statherian-Cambrian tectono-magmatic evolution of the southern border of the São Francisco Craton, Brazil (2020), published in Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • An outline of Paleoproterozoic-Mesoproterozoic crustal evolution of the NW Amazon craton and implications for the Columbia Supercontinent (2022), published in International Geology Review
  • Geochemical and tectonic constraints on the genesis of iron formation-hosted magnetite-hematite deposits at the Guanhães Block (Brazil) by contact metasomatism with pegmatite intrusions (2020), published in Ore Geology Reviews

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Carlos Alberto Rosière
  • Steffen G. Hagemann
  • Flávia Cristina Silveira Braga
  • Marcelo Esteves Almeida
  • Neal J. McNaughton

Best Publications

  • A New Understanding of the Provinces of the Amazon Craton Based on Integration of Field Mapping and U-Pb and Sm-Nd Geochronology

    João Orestes Schneider Santos;Léo Afraneo Hartmann;Henri Eugene Gaudette;David Ian Groves

  • Age and autochthonous evolution of the Sunsás Orogen in West Amazon Craton based on mapping and U–Pb geochronology

    J.O.S. Santos;G.J. Rizzotto;P.E. Potter;N.J. McNaughton

  • A juvenile accretion episode (2.35–2.32 Ga) in the Mineiro belt and its role to the Minas accretionary orogeny: Zircon U–Pb–Hf and geochemical evidences

    W. Teixeira;C.A. Ávila;I.A. Dussin;A.V. Corrêa Neto

  • Archean granitoid magmatism in the Canaã dos Carajás area: Implications for crustal evolution of the Carajás province, Amazonian craton, Brazil

    G.R.L. Feio;R. Dall’Agnol;E.L. Dantas;M.J.B. Macambira

  • Age, source, and regional stratigraphy of the Roraima Supergroup and Roraima-like outliers in northern South America based on U-Pb geochronology

    João Orestes Schneider Santos;Paul Edwin Potter;Nélson Joaquim Reis;Léo Afraneo Hartmann

  • Provenance and age delimitation of Quadrilátero Ferrífero sandstones based on zircon U-Pb isotopes

    Leo Afraneo Hartmann;Issamu Endo;Marcos Tadeu de Freitas Suita;João Orestes Schneider Santos

  • Archean crust in the Rio de la Plata Craton, Uruguay — SHRIMP U–Pb zircon reconnaissance geochronology

    Léo A Hartmann;Néstor Campal;João Orestes S Santos;Neal J McNaughton

  • Duration of the Trans-Amazonian Cycle and Its Correlation within South America Based on U-Pb SHRIMP Geochronology of the La Plata Craton, Uruguay

    João Orestes Schneider Santos;Léo Afraneo Hartmann;Jorge Bossi;Néstor Campal

  • Gold deposits of the Tapajós and Alta Floresta Domains, Tapajós-Parima orogenic belt, Amazon Craton, Brazil

    João Orestes Schneider dos Santos;David Ian Groves;Léo Afraneo Hartmann;Márcia Abrahão Moura

  • Zircon and titanite U-Pb SHRIMP geochronology of Neoproterozoic felsic magmatism on the eastern border of the Rio de la Plata Craton, Uruguay

    Léo A Hartmann;João Orestes S Santos;Jorge Bossi;Néstor Campal

  • Zircon U–Pb geochronology from the Paraná bimodal volcanic province support a brief eruptive cycle at ~ 135 Ma

    Viter Magalhães Pinto;Léo Afraneo Hartmann;João Orestes S. Santos;Neal Jesse McNaughton

  • Predominance of high Th/U, magmatic zircon in Brazilian Shield sandstones

    Léo Afraneo Hartmann;João Orestes S. Santos

  • Timing and evolution of multiple Paleoproterozoic magmatic arcs in the Tapajós Domain, Amazon Craton: constraints from SHRIMP and TIMS zircon, baddeleyite and titanite U-Pb geochronology

    J.O. Santos;O.B. Van Breemen;David Groves;L.A. Hartmann

  • Timing of mafic magmatism in the Tapajós Province (Brazil) and implications for the evolution of the Amazon Craton: evidence from baddeleyite and zircon U–Pb SHRIMP geochronology

    João Orestes Schneider Santos;Léo Afraneo Hartmann;Neal Jesse McNaughton;Ian Robert Fletcher

  • Deepest exposed crust of Brazil-SHRIMP establishes three events

    Léo A. Hartmann;Jayme A. D. Leite;Neal J. McNaughton;João Orestes S. Santos

  • Two Paleoproterozoic Orogenies in the Evolution of the Tandilia Belt, Buenos Aires, as Evidenced by Zircon U-Pb SHRIMP Geochronology

    Léo Afraneo Hartmann;João Orestes Santos;Carlos Alberto Cingolani;Neal J. McNaughton

  • Combined U-Pb SHRIMP and Hf isotope study of the Late Paleozoic Yaminué Complex, Río Negro province, Argentina. Implications for the origin and evolution of the Patagonia composite terrane

    Carlos Jorge Chernicoff;Eduardo Osvaldo Zappettini;João O. S. Santos;Neal J. Mcnaughton

  • Radiometric age determination of tonsteins and stratigraphic constraints for the Lower Permian coal succession in southern Paraná Basin, Brazil

    Margot Guerra-Sommer;Miriam Cazzulo-Klepzig;João Orestes Schneider Santos;Léo Afraneo Hartmann

  • Zircon U–Pb SHRIMP dating of gneissic basement of the Dom Feliciano Belt, southernmost Brazil

    J.A.D. Leite;L.A. Hartmann;L.A.D. Fernandes;N.J. McNaughton

  • Neoarchean magmatism in the southeastern Amazonian Craton, Brazil: Petrography, geochemistry and tectonic significance of basalts from the Carajás Basin

    Pedro Luiz Gomes Martins;Catarina Labouré Bemfica Toledo;Adalene Moreira Silva;Farid Chemale

  • Post-orogenic, Carboniferous granite-hosted Sn-W mineralization in the Sierras Pampeanas Orogen, Northwestern Argentina

    A.S. Fogliata;M.A. Báez;Steffen Hagemann;Joao Santos

Frequent Co-Authors

Neal J. McNaughton
Neal J. McNaughton Curtin University
Léo Afraneo Hartmann
Léo Afraneo Hartmann Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Steffen Hagemann
Steffen Hagemann University of Western Australia
Farid Chemale
Farid Chemale Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
Elena Belousova
Elena Belousova Macquarie University
Roberto Dall'Agnol
Roberto Dall'Agnol Federal University of Para
Anthony I.S. Kemp
Anthony I.S. Kemp University of Western Australia
Márcio Martins Pimentel
Márcio Martins Pimentel University of Brasília
Noreen J. Evans
Noreen J. Evans Curtin University
David I. Groves
David I. Groves University of Western Australia

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