Experimental constraints on the destruction mechanism of the North China Craton

Lithos

Volumn 149, Issue , 2012, Pages 91-99

  Zhang, Junfeng ^a   Wang, Chao ^a   Wang, Yongfeng ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Delamination; High pressure and high temperature experiment; Melt peridotite reaction; North China Craton

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; CRATON; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION; DELAMINATION; ECLOGITE; EROSION; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROSTATICS; LITHOSPHERE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERIDOTITE; SLAB; THERMOCHEMISTRY; UPPER MANTLE;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84865156571     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2012.03.015     Document Type: Article

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