Geochemical and isotopic study of the Xiong'er volcanic rocks at the southern margin of the North China Craton: Petrogenesis and tectonic implications

Journal of Geology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 417-433

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MAGMA; PETROGENESIS; PETROGRAPHY; PROTEROZOIC; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC SETTING; VOLCANIC ROCK;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 77955701301     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/652733     Document Type: Article

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