Zircon geochronology and geochemistry of mafic xenoliths from Liaoning kimberlites: Track the early evolution of the lower crust, North China Craton

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 961-972

  Zheng, Jianping ^a   Yu, Chunmei ^a   Lu, Fengxiang ^a   Li, Huimin ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Lower crustal evolution; Mafic xenolith; North China Craton; Petrochemistry; Petrogenesis; Zircon geochronology

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CRYSTALLIZATION; GARNETS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROWTH (MATERIALS); METAMORPHIC ROCKS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TECTONICS; THERMAL EFFECTS; ZIRCON;

CRUSTAL GROWTH; GRANULITES; PYROXENE AMPHIBOLITE; XENOLITHS;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

KIMBERLITE;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; WORLD;

EID: 17744379469     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03yd0057     Document Type: Article

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