Temporal and spatial distribution of Mesozoic mafic magmatism in the North China Craton and implications for secular lithospheric evolution

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 280, Issue , 2007, Pages 35-54

  Zhang, H F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLLISION ZONE; DIORITE; GABBRO; JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS BOUNDARY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMATISM; MESOZOIC; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBDUCTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; VOLCANISM;

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

EID: 34447581223     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP280.2     Document Type: Article

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