Early Mesozoic alkaline complexes in the northern North China Craton: Implications for cratonic lithospheric destruction

Lithos

Volumn 155, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-18

  Zhang, Shuan Hong ^a   Zhao, Yue ^a   Ye, Hao ^a   Hou, Ke Jun ^a   Li, Chao Feng ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Alkaline complex; Asthenosphere lithospheric mantle interaction; Lithospheric destruction; North China Craton (NCC); Triassic; Zircon and baddeleyite U Pb dating

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ROCK; ASTHENOSPHERE; BADDELEYITE; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MESOZOIC; OROGENY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRIASSIC; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84869875546     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2012.08.009     Document Type: Article

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