Geochronology and geochemistry of 2.5 to 2.4Ga granitic plutons from the southern margin of the North China Craton: Implications for a tectonic transition from arc to post-collisional setting

Gondwana Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 171-183

  Zhou, Yan Yan ^a,b   Zhao, Tai Ping ^a   Wang, Christina Yan ^a   Hu, Guo Hui ^a,b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

I type granite; Nd Hf isotopes; North China Craton (NCC); Tectonic setting; Zircon U Pb age

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; COMPRESSION; CRYSTALLIZATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FRACTIONATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; PLUTON; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 79957473979     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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