This work deals with a sedimentologic study of a creek segment of the rio das Velhas headwaters, in the region of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais. Samples were collected on two bars and on two transects along the channel. The petrography/mineralogy, grain size and roundness of the clasts have been studied. The results show that the river segment can be classified as coarse-grained (pebbly) environment, with predominance of sub-rounded to sub-angular clasts of quartz, hematite, metadiabase, laterite and quartzite. These data show that the source rocks are quartz veins, banded iron formations of Itabira Group, metasedimentary rocks of Caraça Group and small intrusive mafic bodies.
Sedimentology; clast provenance; headwaters; rio das Velhas; Minas Gerais
