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: Reply

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 119, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 490-492

  Polat, Ali ^a   Kusky, Tim ^b   Li, Jianghai ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b Saint Louis University   (United States)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; GEODYNAMICS; GREENSTONE BELT; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; OPHIOLITE; OROGENIC BELT; VOLCANIC ROCK;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 33947386226     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B26163.1     Document Type: Note

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