Reconstruction and interpretation of giant mafic dyke swarms: A case study of 1.78 Ga magmatism in the North China craton

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 338, Issue , 2010, Pages 163-178

  Peng, Peng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; DIKE SWARM; IGNEOUS PROVINCE; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; MAGMATISM; MASSIVE SULFIDE; ORE DEPOSIT; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PETROGENESIS; PHANEROZOIC; TRIPLE JUNCTION; UPLIFT; UPWELLING; VOLCANISM;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 79957506716     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP338.8     Document Type: Article

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