Geochemistry of Neoarchean (ca. 2.55-2.50 Ga) volcanic and ophiolitic rocks in the Wutaishan greenstone belt, central orogenic belt, North China craton: Implications for geodynamic setting and continental growth

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 117, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 1387-1399

  Polat, Ali ^a   Kusky, Timothy ^b   Li, Jianghai ^c   Fryer, Brian ^a,d   Kerrich, Robert ^e   Patrick, Katie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b Saint Louis University   (United States)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archean; Continental crust; Greenstone belt; North China craton; Ophiolite

Indexed keywords

BANDED IRON FORMATIONS (BIF); CONTINENTAL CRUST; OPHIOLITE; VOLCANOGENIC MASSIVE SULPHIDES (VMS);

GEOCHRONOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ARCHEAN; GEODYNAMICS; GREENSTONE BELT; OPHIOLITE; OROGENIC BELT;

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

EID: 27844473845     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25724.1     Document Type: Article

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