Geochronology and petrogenesis of Neoarchean potassic meta-granites from Huai'an Complex: Implications for the evolution of the North China Craton

Gondwana Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 82-105

  Zhang, Hua Feng ^a,b   Zhai, Ming Guo ^c   Santosh, M ^d   Diwu, Chun Rong ^b   Li, Sheng Rong ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Granitoids; Huai'an Complex; Neoarchean; North China Craton; Petrogenesis

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; PETROGENESIS; POTASSIC ROCK; SHRIMP DATING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 79957466086     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.01.009     Document Type: Article

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