Tectonic setting and significance of 2.3-2.1 Ga magmatic events in the Trans-North China Orogen: New constraints from the Yanmenguan mafic-ultramafic intrusion in the Hengshan-Wutai-Fuping area

Precambrian Research

Volumn 178, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 27-42

  Wang, Zhihong ^a   Wilde, Simon A ^b   Wan, Jialiang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

2.3 2.1 Ga events; Mafic ultramafic intrusion; Marginal arc back arc basin; North China Craton; Trans North China Orogen

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL ARC; GABBRO; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAFIC ROCK; MARGINAL BASIN; SHRIMP DATING; TECTONIC SETTING; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

CHINA; HENGSHAN [HUNAN]; HUNAN; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; SHANXI; WUTAI;

EID: 77949332065     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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