Crustal growth in the North China Craton at ~2.5Ga: Evidence from in situ zircon U-Pb ages, Hf isotopes and whole-rock geochemistry of the Dengfeng complex

Gondwana Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 149-170

  Diwu, Chunrong ^a   Sun, Yong ^a   Guo, Anlin ^a   Wang, Hongliang ^b   Liu, Xiaoming ^a  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI AN INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Dengfeng complex; Geochemistry; Metadiorite; North China Craton; Sanukitoid; TTG; Zircon U Pb geochronology

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; HAFNIUM; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMA; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; PARTIAL MELTING; PLUTON; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 79957450596     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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