Precambrian tectonic evolution of the North China Craton

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 226, Issue , 2004, Pages 57-72

  Zhai, Mingguo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRATON; PRECAMBRIAN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

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

ARCHAEA;

EID: 5544299290     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.226.01.04     Document Type: Article

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