Early Cretaceous A-type granites in the Eastern North China block with Relation to destruction of the craton

Diqiu Kexue - Zhongguo Dizhi Daxue Xuebao/Earth Science - Journal of China University of Geosciences

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 137-147

  Sun, Jin Feng ^a   Yang, Jin Hui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

A type granite; Decratonization; Early Cretaceous; North China craton

Indexed keywords

A-TYPE GRANITE; ALKALINE ROCKS; COMPLEX PROCESSES; CONTINENTAL CRUSTS; CRYSTAL FRACTIONATIONS; DECRATONIZATION; EARLY CRETACEOUS; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; LITHOSPHERIC THINNING; LOWER CRUSTS; NORTH CHINA BLOCKS; NORTH CHINA CRATON; REGIONAL GEOLOGIES; REGIONAL TECTONICS;

GRANITE;

TECTONICS;

EID: 59949085239     PISSN: 10002383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3799/dqkx.2009.013     Document Type: Article

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