Metamorphic age of the khondalite series in the Helanshan region: Constraints on the evolution of the western block in the North China Craton

Acta Petrologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1843-1852

  Zhou, XiWen ^a   Geng, YuanSheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Helanshan; Khondalite series; Metamorphic age; North China Craton; Western block

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; FELDSPAR; GALLIUM; GARNETS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LEAD; MICA; ZIRCON;

HELANSHAN; KHONDALITE SERIES; METAMORPHIC AGE; NORTH CHINA CRATON; WESTERN BLOCK;

SILICATE MINERALS;

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GNEISS; KHONDALITE; METAMORPHISM; PROTEROZOIC; SHRIMP DATING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

CHINA; HELAN MOUNTAINS; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84977992627     PISSN: 10000569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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