Zircon ages and geochemistry of late neoarchean syenogranites in the North China craton: A review

Precambrian Research

Volumn 222-223, Issue , 2012, Pages 265-289

  Wan, Yusheng ^a,b,c   Dong, Chunyan ^a,b   Liu, Dunyi ^a,b   Kröner, Alfred ^a,b   Yang, Conghui ^a   Wang, Wei ^a,b   Du, Lilin ^a   Xie, Hangqian ^a,b   Ma, Mingzhu ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b Beijing SHRIMP Center   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Nd Hf isotopes; Neoarchean; North China Craton; SHRIMP zircon dating; Syenogranite

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIORITE; GABBRO; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; GRANODIORITE; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MONZONITE; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SHRIMP DATING; TECTONIC SETTING; TONALITE; TRONDHJEMITE; ZIRCON;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84874980000     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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