Geochronological constraints on the paleoproterozoic evolution of the north China craton: SHRIMP zircon ages of different types of mafic dikes

International Geology Review

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 492-508

  Peng, Peng ^a   Zhai, Mingguo ^a   Zhang, Huafeng ^a   Guo, Jinghui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

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

EID: 18844406302     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.47.5.492     Document Type: Article

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