The early Precambrian odyssey of the North China Craton: A synoptic overview

Gondwana Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-25

  Zhai, Ming Guo ^a,b   Santosh, M ^c  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crustal growth; Geochemistry; Geochronology; North China Craton; Plate tectonics; Precambrian

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRATON; FACIES ANALYSIS; PRECAMBRIAN-CAMBRIAN BOUNDARY; RIFTING; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 79957525577     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.02.005     Document Type: Article

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