Metamorfismo e tectônica da região de Alfenas-Areado-Alterosa, MG: contribuições da termobarometria e datação da Unidade Granito-Migmatito Areado

Abstract

The period of this research has been one of the most challenging of all my life. It's already started with a depression diagnosis, then lots of changes in my personal life that became big obstacles to face, like moving twice, working 60 hours per week, and dealing with isolation caused by the pandemic were some of those challenges, and with that, the acknowledgments turns an important part of this dissertation to thank everyone that helped me to achieve this goal.First, I would like to thank my tutor, Renato de Moraes, for all the patience and empathy with my situation and all the assist to make the article become a reality. I am really grateful for all the assistance you gave along all these years, which I believe wasn't easy since my learning process is slow. I would like to thank the other co-authors of the article, Frederico Meira Faleiros, Rafael Gonçalves da Motta, Francy Roxana do Valle and Leonardo Brenguere Leão Lopes for their contribution to the research. I also acknowledge the contribution of José Vinícius Martins and Sandra Andrade from NAP Geoanalítica for their assistance with LA-ICP-MS analysis. We also appreciated the aid from Kei Sato on the SHRIMP proceedings; without your help, many analytical problems would have happened.I express my gratitude to my parents, Sonia Maria Lopes and Anezio Julião, for all their support, especially after I decided to leave my job to take care of my mental health. And in that sense, I would also like to thank Ana Lidia Jacintho Delgado for being my company in both bright and dark times, you have entered my life in my worst moment and I can only thank you for staying by my side this whole time.I would like to thank the true friends who have welcomed me even after my breakdown.To my friends since high school and who are on my side until now, Caio Emmerick (and Thais Emmerick, which were not from school, but fits entirely in this group), Nathalie Zago, Renata Roitman, and Yorran Lee. To the Mocó Research Group, which is composed of Lucas Martins