Metamorphism of the Lüliang amphibolite: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the North China Craton

American Journal of Science

Volumn 310, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1480-1502

  Zhao, Guochun ^a   Yin, Changqing ^a   Guo, Jinghui ^b   Sun, Min ^a   Li, Sanzhong ^c   Li, Xuping ^d   Wu, Chunming ^e   Liu, Chaohui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^d SHANDONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Amphibolite; Continent continent collision; Metamorphism; North China Craton; Paleoproterozoic; Trans North China Orogen

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; EXHUMATION; GRANITOID; METAMORPHISM; OROGENY; P-T CONDITIONS; P-T-T PATH; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; PLUTON; PROTEROZOIC; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 79957487698     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/10.2010.10     Document Type: Article

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