Crustal growth at ~2.5 Ga in the North China Craton: Evidence from whole-rock Nd and zircon Hf isotopes in the Huai'an gneiss terrane

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 4704-4713

  Liu, Fu ^a   Guo, JingHui ^a   Lu, XiaoPing ^b   Diwu, ChunRong ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b Regional Geological and Mineral Resources Survey of Jilin Province   (China)

^c NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Archean; Crustal growth; Nd Hf isotope; North China Craton; TTG gneisses; Zircon

Indexed keywords

EID: 74649084570     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-009-0288-y     Document Type: Article

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