Geochemistry of TTG and TTG-like gneisses from Lushan-Taihua complex in the southern North China Craton: Implications for late Archean crustal accretion

Precambrian Research

Volumn 182, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 43-56

  Huang, Xiao Long ^a   Niu, Yaoling ^b   Xu, Yi Gang ^a   Yang, Qi Jun ^a   Zhong, Jun Wei ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibolite; Crustal accretion; Flat subduction; Grey gneisses; Late Archean; North China Craton; TTG and TTG like gneisses

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; AMPHIBOLITE; ARCHEAN; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; METAMORPHISM; OCEANIC CRUST; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGENESIS; SHRIMP DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 77956184863     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2010.06.020     Document Type: Article

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