Paleoproterozoic rifting of the North China Craton: Geochemical and zircon Hf isotopic evidence from the 2137Ma Huangjinshan A-type granite porphyry in the Wutai area

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue , 2013, Pages 190-202

  Du, Lilin ^a   Yang, Chonghui ^a   Wang, Wei ^b   Ren, Liudong ^a   Wan, Yusheng ^a,c   Wu, Jiashan ^a   Zhao, Lei ^b   Song, Huixia ^a   Geng, Yuansheng ^a   Hou, Kejun ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c Beijing SHRIMP Center   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

A type granite; Granite porphyry; Hf isotopes; Rifting setting; The Wutai area; Zircon U Pb dating

Indexed keywords

A-TYPE ROCK; CONTINENTAL CRUST; EMPLACEMENT; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC RATIO; PARTIAL MELTING; PORPHYRY; PROTEROZOIC; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RIFTING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 84878651315     PISSN: 09696997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2012.11.040     Document Type: Article

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