Metallogeny of the North China Craton: Link with secular changes in the evolving Earth

Gondwana Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 275-297

  Zhai, Mingguo ^a,b   Santosh, M ^c,d  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^d KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Evolving Earth; Geochronology; Metallogenic events; North China Craton; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; METALLOGENESIS; ORE DEPOSIT; OROGENY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PRECAMBRIAN; RIFTING; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84877117250     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2013.02.007     Document Type: Review

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