Geochemical characteristics of the Neoarchean (2800-2700 Ma) Taishan greenstone belt, North China Craton: Evidence for plume-craton interaction

Chemical Geology

Volumn 230, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 60-87

  Polat, A ^a   Li, J ^b   Fryer, B ^a,c   Kusky, T ^d   Gagnon, J ^a,c   Zhang, S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^d Saint Louis University   (United States)

Author keywords

Archean; Greenstone belt; Komatiite; Mantle plume; North China Craton

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; GREENSTONE BELT; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; KOMATIITE; MANTLE PLUME;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; SHANDONG; TAI SHAN;

SPINIFEX;

EID: 33646798798     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.11.012     Document Type: Article

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