Geochemistry and geological significance of the 1.8 Ga mafic dyke swarms in the North China Craton: An example from the juncture of Shanxi, Hebei and Inner Mongolia

Acta Petrologica Sinica

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 439-456

  Peng, Peng ^a   Zhai, MingGuo ^a   Zhang, HuaFeng ^a   Zhao, TaiPing ^b   Ni, ZhiYao ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

1.8 Ga; Geochemistry; Mafic dyke swarms; North China Craton; Petrology

Indexed keywords

BASALT; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; FELDSPAR; GALLIUM; GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS ROCKS; IRON OXIDES; MICA; MINERALS; OLIVINE; PETROLOGY; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM OXIDES;

CONTINENTAL BREAK-UP; DYKE SWARMS; GEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE; LIGHT RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; NORTH CHINA CRATON; OLIVINE PHENOCRYST; ROCK-FORMING MINERALS; TECTONIC SETTINGS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DIKE SWARM; MANTLE SOURCE; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROLOGY; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC SETTING;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HEBEI; NEI MONGGOL; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; SHANXI; WORLD;

EID: 84978009705     PISSN: 10000569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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