The Ceará Central Domain, in the northern Borborema Province/NE Brazil, encompasses important geological records (geosites) which allow understanding a relevant period of the Earth’s evolution, mainly associated to Neoproterozoic Brazilian/Pan-African Cycle and West Gondwana amalgamation, besides Neoarchean to Ordovician records. The presented geoheritage inventory aims to characterise the geosites with scientific relevance of Ceará Central Domain. By applying a method for large areas, the final selection resulted in eight geological frameworks represented by 52 geosites documented in a single database. This is the first step for a geoconservation strategy based on systematic inventories, statutory protection, geoethical behaviour and awareness about scientific, educational and/or cultural relevance of geosites.
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Moura, P., Garcia, M. da G. M., Brilha, J. B., & Amaral, W. S. (2017). Conservation of geosites as a tool to protect geoheritage: The inventory of Ceará Central Domain, Borborema Province - NE/Brazil. Anais Da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, 89(4), 2625–2645. https://doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765201720170600
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