Episodic widespread magma underplating beneath the North China Craton in the Phanerozoic: Implications for craton destruction

Gondwana Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 95-107

  Zhang, Hong Fu ^a,b   Zhu, Ri Xiang ^a   Santosh, M ^c   Ying, Ji Feng ^a   Su, Ben Xun ^a   Hu, Yan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crustal evolution; Hf isotopes; North China Craton; U Pb geochronology; Widespread and episodic magmatism; Zircon

Indexed keywords

CRATON; EMPLACEMENT; LOWER CRUST; MAGMA; MAGMATISM; MANTLE PLUME; PHANEROZOIC; SUBDUCTION; UNDERPLATING; XENOLITH;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84869868796     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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