Cratonization and the Ancient North China Continent: A summary and review

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1110-1120

  Zhai, Ming Guo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

ancient continent; cratonization; North China

Indexed keywords

ANCIENT CONTINENT; ARCHEAN; COLUMBIA; CONTINENTAL RIFT; CONTINENTAL RIFTING; CRATONIZATION; DYKE SWARMS; GEOLOGICAL PROCESS; GRANULITE FACIES; LOWER CRUST; NEOARCHEAN; NORTH CHINA; NORTH CHINA CRATON; OCEAN BASINS; PALEOPROTEROZOIC; PRECAMBRIAN; PROTEROZOIC; SUPERCONTINENTS; TWO STAGE;

GALLIUM; GEOLOGIC MODELS; PETROLOGY;

TECTONICS;

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CRATON; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LOWER CRUST; METAMORPHISM; OCEAN BASIN; PRECAMBRIAN; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; RIFTING; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT;

CHINA;

EID: 79961195144     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-011-4250-x     Document Type: Review

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