Caracterização e evolução da história natural da zona costeira de Tibau, Grossos e Areia Branca/RN

Abstract

Geodiversity encompasses several aspects; pedological, hydrological, geological among others, of which we will deal with the geomorphological component, which acts as a record of different evolutionary processes throughout the Earth's natural history. Within this context, the present work aims to define the elements that occurred on the coast of Tibau, Grossos and Areia Branca/RN, serving as basis for undertanding the morphology of the area, serving as a basis for the further study or geodiversity. Recovering natural history, from the formation of the Potiguar Basin, with the separation of the Gondwana Super Continent, to the most recent morphological changes, bringing the constitution and age of constitution of the geological formations, the Tibau Formation, Jandaíra and Barreiras. As for the features, it was identified as barcanoid dunes(active and inactive dunes and sand sheets), marine deposits (Beach rocks), as well as alluvial deposits associated with the Apodi-Mossoró estuary , coastal plains, cliffs and association with coastal plateaus and presence of a reef line (Beach rocks).