Episodic growth of precambrian lower crust beneath the North China craton: A synthesis

Precambrian Research

Volumn 222-223, Issue , 2012, Pages 255-264

  Zhang, Hong Fu ^a,b   Ying, Ji Feng ^b   Santosh, M ^c   Zhao, Guo Chun ^d  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Crustal evolution; Episodic magmatism; Hf isotopes; North China Craton; U Pb geochronology; Zircon

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRATON; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; LOWER CRUST; MAGMATISM; PHANEROZOIC; PRECAMBRIAN; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; XENOLITH; ZIRCON;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84867010228     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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