Mid-Mesoproterozoic bimodal magmatic rocks in the northern North China craton: Implications for magmatism related to breakup of the columbia supercontinent

Precambrian Research

Volumn 222-223, Issue , 2012, Pages 339-367

  Zhang, Shuan Hong ^a   Zhao, Yue ^a   Santosh, M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bimodal magmatism; Columbia (Nuna) supercontinent; Continental rifting; Diabase sill (dyke) swarms; Mid Mesoproterozoic (Ectasian); North China Craton

Indexed keywords

BALTICA; CARBONATITE; DIABASE; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MINERALIZATION; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SHRIMP DATING; SUPERCONTINENT; UPWELLING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84869179410     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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