Geochemical and petrological evidence for a suprasubduction zone origin of Neoarchean (ca. 2.5 Ga) peridotites, central orogenic belt, North China craton

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 118, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 771-784

  Polat, Ali ^a   Herzberg, Claude ^b   Münker, Carsten ^c,d   Rodgers, Rebecca ^b   Kusky, Tim ^e   Li, Jianghai ^f   Fryer, Brian ^a,g   Delaney, Jeremy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^e Saint Louis University   (United States)

^f PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archean; North China craton; Peridotite; Picrite; Spinel; Suprasubduction; Trace element

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITES; PERIDOTITE; PICRITE; SPINEL; SUPRASUBDUCTION;

GEOCHEMISTRY; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; PETROLOGY; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; TECTONICS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

IGNEOUS ROCKS;

AMPHIBOLITE; DUNITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; OROGENIC BELT; PERIDOTITE; PETROLOGY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 33745967213     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25845.1     Document Type: Article

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