  We study the dynamics of quantum and classical correlations in a two-qutrit
system coupled to independent reservoirs. In particular, we addressed the
differences in the dynamics of Markovian and non-Markovian regimes and show
that for specific initial states, classical correlations exhibit abrupt changes
along the dynamics. A particular sudden change occurs when the classical
correlations freezes to a certain value at a given time, revealing the
apparition of a pointer-state basis. After this given time, the decoherence
only affects quantum correlations. Here we identify two regimes in the
decoherence dynamics: a mixed regime when both classical and quantum
correlations decay and a quantum regime when only quantum correlations decay.
We show that the freezing of classical correlations can be stable or metastable
depending on the system-reservoirs parameters. In the long-time limit, we find
analytical expressions for the pointer-state basis the system settles in, and
consequently for classical and quantum correlations.
