Discovery of sapphirine-bearing Mg-Al granulites in the North China Craton: Implications for Paleoproterozoic ultrahigh temperature metamorphism

Gondwana Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 263-285

  Santosh, M ^a   Tsunogae, T ^b   Li, J H ^c   Liu, S J ^c  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Monazite EPMA ages; North China Craton; Paleoproterozoic; Ultrahigh temperature metamorphism

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; GRANULITE; KHONDALITE; MAGNESIUM; PROTEROZOIC; SAPPHIRINE; ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE METAMORPHISM;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 33947318626     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2006.10.009     Document Type: Article

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