Silva, Antônio Campos eCoutinho, Paulo da Nóbrega2024-04-152024-04-151971SILVA, Antônio Campos e; COUTINHO, Paulo da Nóbrega. Aspectos sedimentológicos da Formação Macaíba na região de Natal (Rio Grande do Norte). Estudos sedimentológicos, Natal, v. 1, n. 2, p. 61-68, jul./dez. 1971.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/58156Sediments belonging to the Macaiba Formation (Barreiras Group, Pleistocene) have been studied chiefly because of their kaolin content. Grain size distribution and sand morphometry point to a fluvial deposit under dry climatic conditions. Clay analysis (chemistry, DTA, X-ray. electron microscope) show an almost pure kaolinitic clay fractionSedimentologiaGeologiaFormação MacaíbaRio Grande do Nortearticle