High-pressure mafic granulites in the Trans-North China Orogen: Tectonic significance and age

Gondwana Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 349-362

  Zhang, Jian ^a   Zhao, Guochun ^a   Sun, Min ^a   Wilde, Simon A ^b   Li, Sanzhong ^c   Liu, Shuwen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

High pressure granulite; North China Craton; P T paths; Paleoproterozoic tectonics; Trans North China Orogen

Indexed keywords

ECLOGITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANULITE; GRANULITE FACIES; MAFIC ROCK; OROGENY; P-T CONDITIONS; PETROLOGY; RETROGRADE METAMORPHISM; TECTONIC SETTING; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 33644789165     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2005.10.005     Document Type: Article

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