Precambrian metamorphic basement and sedimentary cover of the North China Craton: A review

Precambrian Research

Volumn 160, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 77-93

  Lu, Songnian ^a   Zhao, Guochun ^b   Wang, Huichu ^a   Hao, Guojie ^a  

^a TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Basement; North China Craton; Precambrian; Sedimentary cover

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; CRATON; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; METAMORPHIC ROCK; OROGENY; PRECAMBRIAN; PROTEROZOIC; RIFTING; SUPERCONTINENT;

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

EID: 36249003346     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2007.04.017     Document Type: Article

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