The Xiong'er volcanic belt at the southern margin of the North China Craton: Petrographic and geochemical evidence for its outboard position in the Paleo-Mesoproterozoic Columbia Supercontinent

Gondwana Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 170-181

  Zhao, Guochun ^a   He, Yanhong ^a   Sun, Min ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Continental margin arc; North China Craton; Paleo Mesoproterozoic; Supercontinent Columbia; Xiong'er volcanic belt

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RIFT ZONE; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANIC BELT;

CHINA; COLUMBIA [MISSOURI]; MISSOURI; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650784624     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2009.02.004     Document Type: Review

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