https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/1224 Mon, 04 May 2026 09:47:47 GMT 2026-05-04T09:47:47Z https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/44424 Título: Quantificação e inventariação dos elementos da geodiversidade na Praia da Paciência: potencial pra avaliação de um geossítio Autor(es): Silva, Eula Andrade Nascimento da Primeiro Orientador: Barbosa, Natali da Silva Abstract: The concepts of Geoconservation, geodiversity, and geotourism are widely interconnected. They have contributed to understanding nature as a system—the Earth System—which is complex and dynamic. Based on this understanding, the geoscience community has started to work on conserving nature, developing projects for studying, promoting awareness, and protecting the abiotic environment. Population growth and socio-economic development lead to a gradual increase in the exploitation of natural resources, which often reach their maximum limits, consequently multiplying environmental risks. In this context, large cities like Salvador—home to important areas of geological risk—face issues related to unplanned occupation, especially in rugged terrain areas where rainy seasons can trigger mass movements and pose risks to local populations. The lack of dissemination and understanding of geosciences by government agencies and the public—particularly at the national level—contributes to a general lack of awareness about the processes and the time it takes for nature to form geological heritage. Advancing geological knowledge within society gradually benefits nature, aiding in its preservation for future generations. Therefore, geoconservation is a vital practice for environmental preservation, promoting sustainability, and ensuring that our natural heritage is protected for the future To promote geoscience education, an inventory of the geological heritage was carried out at Praia da Paciência, located in the Rio Vermelho neighborhood of Salvador, Bahia. This effort aims to optimize the management of geological resources, the environment, and natural landscapes,the variety of geological elements and processes that make up the abiotic part of the Earth, including rocks, minerals, fossils, soils, landforms, and the processes that originate and modify them over time, as well as to help preserve the geological memory of important sites—especially those considered fragile and vulnerable to natural or human threats. To develop appropriate geoconservation strategies tailored to the local reality, a quantitative assessment method was used, integrated into the GEOSSIT platform of the Geological Service of Brazil. This assessment evaluated the scientific value, degradation risk, educational and touristic potential, and protection priorities. In this project, a survey was conducted of the geological features present at Praia da Paciência. The study identified igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks, along with their macroscopic, structural, and geomorphological aspects. The region stands out for its high scientific potential, with significant educational, touristic, and scenic attributes. The beach features rocky outcrops containing the rare mineral safirin, formed under extreme temperature and pressure conditions, alongside other minerals typical of granulite facies. These outcrops provide valuable insights into deep crustal processes, making the site a focal point for scientific studies. Beyond its exceptional geological history and lithological diversity, the area also holds cultural and historical significance. Promoting geosciences to society through formal and informal educational programs can in the future implementation of a geosite (a location with one or more geodiversity elements, well-defined geographically, that have scientific value) in the region. Editora / Evento / Instituição: Universidade Federal da Bahia Tipo: Dissertação Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/44424 2025-10-20T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/44105 Título: Inventário e avaliação quali-quantitativa de sítios de geodiversidade na Bacia do Recôncavo no Nordeste do Brasil. Autor(es): Seabra, Gleide Mendes Primeiro Orientador: Barbosa, Natanael da Silva Abstract: The Recôncavo Basin, located in the eastern portion of the state of Bahia, Northeast Region of Brazil, is mostly covered by Mesozoic sediments, derived from taphrogenesis that began slightly before this era, still in the Paleozoic, during the fragmentation process of the supercontinent Gondwana. The chronology of the basin's formation is defined by three stages of rift evolution, with a complete and representative sedimentary sequence of all phases during the Permian (~298 and 252 Ma). The Permian record in northeastern Brazil begins with lithostratigraphic successions, with excellent seasonal coverage and diverse geological content. The scientific importance of the representative outcrops of the Recôncavo Basin is already being explored, through field trips, by some federal educational institutions. The area encompasses not only geological content but also landscapes with river formations, lakes, deltas, estuaries, valleys, floodplains, waterfalls, and all associated landscapes resulting from large-scale geological/fluvial processes. In addition to the significant and relevant geological history, scenic and touristic content of the Recôncavo basin, the production of significant quantities of hydrocarbons has been conditioned in this basin. The spatio-temporal variation of this lithostratigraphic succession presents scientific and educational potential, as well as economic importance, and has potential for the classification and evaluation of geological materials indicative of environmental protection. These factors justify the need for a geoconservation study, the objective of this work, which involves the inventory, quantification, and quantitative evaluation of geosites in the region. Using the methodology of the Geosites and Geodiversity Sites Registration and Quantification System - GEOSSIT (Mineral Resources Research Company - CPRM/Geological Survey of Brazil - SGB), six geosites were selected and analyzed based on their scientific, educational, and touristic values. The results indicate that the sites have high scientific value and potential for geoeducation, although they present a high risk of degradation due to their proximity to highways. This highlights that valuing this geoheritage is essential for geoconservation strategies and for regional sustainable development through geotourism. Editora / Evento / Instituição: Universidade Federal da Bahia Tipo: Dissertação Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/44105 2025-11-10T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/44047 Título: Aspectos naturais e antropogênicos associados ao rebaixamento do aquífero cárstico do platô de Irecê, Bahia. Autor(es): Silva, Hailton Mello da Primeiro Orientador: Leal, Luiz Rogério Bastos Abstract: The Hydrogeological Basin of the Verde and Jacaré Rivers, located in the north-central portion of the State of Bahia, is almost entirely overlain by an area of carbonate sedimentary rocks, which constitutes an important karst aquifer in the semi-arid region of Bahia. The clayey soil, with its reddish-yellow hue and high fertility, along with the relatively flat topography, favors agriculture, which is one of the main economic activities practiced in the region. However, given the intrinsic characteristics of a karst environment in a semi-arid climate, the lack of surface water, caused by the existence of rapid percolation zones and sinkholes that absorb rainfall and quickly incorporate it into underground drainage, as well as high evapotranspiration necessitates the search for groundwater as a means of irrigation for cultivated areas. Nevertheless, in recent decades, human occupation in the region has intensified and with the increase in cultivation, there has been a rise in drilling of tubular wells, requiring a disorderly extraction of groundwater, lowering the aquifer and jeopardizing the water potential of that reservoir. Similarly, deforestation for agricultural occupation has led to the extinction of springs responsible for feeding the rivers of this basin, transforming intermittent rivers into ephemeral ones. Likewise, the uncontrolled use of nutrients and pesticides in agriculture has contaminated the aquifer and rendered its waters unsuitable for human consumption. On the other hand, the lack of control over human occupation without adequate infrastructure for solid waste disposal and without appropriate sewage systems has contributed to this contamination due to the great fragility of the karst environment. Thus, this work aims to show that there is an association between anthropogenic and natural factors that are leading to the degradation of the Irecê karst aquifer. This objective was achieved by cross-referencing the karst characteristics of the aquifer, hydrogeological data from tubular wells, land use and occupation data obtained from satellite images and historical rainfall data in the region. It was then possible to conclude that the entire Irecê karst aquifer is subjected to anthropogenic pressure which together with the natural conditions imposed by a semi-arid climate and low rainfall could lead to stagnation of this aquifer. Similarly, this study determined that the central area of the Irecê Karst Aquifer is experiencing the greatest anthropogenic pressure, compromising both the quality and quantity of its groundwater and requiring greater attention from the management bodies in this region. As a result, suggestions were made for implementing actions that, if conducted correctly could assist in the management of the entire Irecê Karst Aquifer, with greater emphasis on the central area, thus helping to control the degradation of this important aquifer in Bahia. Editora / Evento / Instituição: Universidade Federal da Bahia Tipo: Tese Thu, 01 Dec 0012 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/44047 0012-12-01T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/44046 Título: Caracterização mineral e implicações geometalúrgicas do depósito de níquel laterítico São João do Piauí. Autor(es): Victorino, Ernesto Domingos Primeiro Orientador: Gomes, Sylvio Dutra Abstract: The nickel laterite deposit at São João do Piauí (Piauí Nickel deposit) is located in northeastern Brazil, and presents a standard oxide laterite type profile. At deposit scale, the lateritic profile (with 80 m in the studied drillholes) is composed by a silicified ferruginous laterite as the most volumetrically representative unit. In lithogeochemical analyses the general context of the lateritic horizon Fe and Si show an inverse proportional relation. Subordinate layers (~3 m) of green saprolite, enriched in MgO, Ni and REE (~7 %, 0.6 %, ~200 ppm respectively) occur intercalated in the lateritic horizons. Rietveld refinement in X-ray diffraction data determined quartz, magnetite, hematite and goethite as the most common phases in samples from the oxide horizon. Rietveld quantitative results show that in samples from the ferruginous laterite unit, goethite is the Fe mineral most enriched in trace elements, including Ni, Cu, Co, REE. Refinement of stoichiometry in magnetite-maghemite solid solution from de ferruginous laterite shows that most of the magnetite identified in the qualitative XRD analyses is in fact the isomorphic maghemite. In this context, the Rietveld analyses proved to be a powerful tool in the mineral characterization of magnetite enriched. Editora / Evento / Instituição: Universidade Federal da Bahia Tipo: Dissertação Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/44046 2025-12-16T00:00:00Z