Mapping lithospheric boundaries using Os isotopes of mantle xenoliths: An example from the North China Craton

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 3881-3902

  Liu, Jingao ^a   Rudnick, Roberta L ^a   Walker, Richard J ^a   Gao, Shan ^b   Wu, Fu yuan ^c   Piccoli, Philip M ^a   Yuan, Honglin ^d   Xu, Wen liang ^e   Xu, Yi Gang ^f  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOSPHERE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; OSMIUM ISOTOPE; PERIDOTITE; PROTEROZOIC; SIDEROPHILE ELEMENT; XENOLITH;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 79957837971     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.04.018     Document Type: Article

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