Recent advances in the study of granulites from the north china craton

International Geology Review

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 325-341

  Mingguo, Zhai ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; CONTINENTAL CRUST; GRANULITE; METAMORPHISM; NORTH CHINA CRATON;

CHINA;

EID: 0031436265     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819709465275     Document Type: Article

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