Spatial distribution of strontium and neodymium isotopes in South America: comments for assistance on provenance research

Isotopic methods have become an important tool in the study of natural processes and countless applications have proven valuable in several research areas. Geologically, Strontium and Nd isotopic compositions present variations that reflect changes in the geological sources of these elements due to smaller degrees of isotope fractionation than stable isotopes. All data was obtained from academic journals and has been spatialized in a Geographic Information System (GIS), the analysis of which has subsidized the identification where data is more clustered or dispersed. Understanding the distribution of 87Sr/86Sr e εNd(0) in different regions of South America is crucial so, this paper presents 386 data selected, organized, inventoried and arranged in crystalline shields and in sedimentary basins. The latitudinal variation of the isotopic pairs was studied, and this variation is suggestive and corresponds to the intrinsic environmental variations, such temperature and humidity.