Paleoproterozoic accretionary orogenesis in the North China Craton: A SHRIMP zircon study

Precambrian Research

Volumn 227, Issue , 2013, Pages 29-54

  Santosh, M ^a,b   Liu, Dunyi ^c   Shi, Yuruo ^c   Liu, S J ^c  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Accretionary orogen; Charnockite; North China Craton; Tectonics; Ultrahigh temperature granulite; Zircon geochronology

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CHARNOCKITE; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANULITE; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; SHRIMP DATING; SUBDUCTION; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE METAMORPHISM;

CHINA; NEI MONGGOL; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84875217256     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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