Zircon U-Pb ages and geochemistry of the Huai'an TTG gneisses terrane: Petrogenesis and implications for ∼2.5Ga crustal growth in the North China Craton

Precambrian Research

Volumn 212-213, Issue , 2012, Pages 225-244

  Liu, Fu ^a   Guo, Jing Hui ^a   Peng, Peng ^a   Qian, Qing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

2.5Ga crustal growth; Dioritic gneiss; Huai'an gneiss terrane; Late Archean; North China Craton; TTG gneisses

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FRACTIONATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GNEISS; GRANODIORITE; GRANULITE FACIES; PRECISION; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SHRIMP DATING; TONALITE; TRONDHJEMITE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

ARANEAE;

EID: 84863092094     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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