Geochemical constraints on the tectonic environment of the Late Paleoproterozoic mafic dyke swarms in the North China Craton

Gondwana Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 103-116

  Hou, Guiting ^a,b   Li, Jianghai ^a   Yang, Mohan ^a   Yao, Weihao ^a   Wang, Chuancheng ^a   Wang, Yanxin ^a  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Late Paleoproterozoic; Lower crust; Mafic dyke swarms; Rifting environment; Subcontinental lithospheric mantle; Zhongtiao Yanliao aulacogens

Indexed keywords

DIKE SWARM; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LAVA; MAFIC ROCK; PROTEROZOIC; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RIFT ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; TRACE ELEMENT;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; SHANDONG; SHANXI;

EID: 36849034459     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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