Zircons of Archean TTG rocks, represented by Arco Verde Tonalite (2,97-2,93 Ga), Mogno
Trondhjemite (2,97-2,96 Ga), Mariazinha Tonalite (2,92 Ga), Água Fria Trondhjemite (2,86
Ga), Rio Maria (2,87 Ga), Trairão and Grotão granodiorites and Guarantã leucogranite (2,87
Ga), beyond the São João paleoproterozoic granite (1,89 Ga), outcropping in the Rio Maria
Granite-Greenstone Terrene, southeastern portion of the Amazonian Craton, were studied by
cathodoluminescence images (CL) and semiquantitative analysis of EDS (Energy Dispersive
Spectroscopy) in a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The internal textural features
observed by CL images showed complex stories of crystallization for zircons of different
groups of rocks such as: (1) euhedral crystals, strongly zoned without evident alteration and
subhedral to anhedral crystals, weakly zoned and intensely altered; (2) crystals showing well
defined oscillatory zoning and homogeneous crystals or with imperceptible zones, showing
changes in physical and chemical conditions during crystallization; (3) crystals with Ca and U
metamict enriched cores and crystals with luminescent cores resembling inherited cores; (4)
zircon crystals containing several F-apatite inclusions that truncate or accompany their growth
zones, indicating that apatite is a mineral phase as early as zircon in the history of
crystallization of their host rocks; (5) crystals devoid of F-apatite inclusions, which could
indicate compositionally different source in relation to rocks containing apatite inclusions; (6)
zircons crystals with more luminescent edges than their inner portions, suggesting
compositional change at the end of crystallization. Temporal and geochemically distinct
granitoids were individualized and characterized in specific geochemical diagrams based on
the Zr, Hf, Y, Nb and Ta content of their zircons. Zircons of the São João paleoproterozoic
granite showed a distinct geochemical signature from those of TTG Archean rocks, indicating
that these rocks can be individualized through composing of their zircons, even through
semiquantitative analyzes of EDS. SEM-CL-EDS studies in zircons crystals are important
tools in the characterization of different groups of igneous rocks and provide complementary
information to petrological studies.
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