The geological occurrence, regional tectonic setting and exhumation of late Archean high-pressure granulite within the high-grade metamorphic terrains, north to central portion of North China Craton

Acta Petrologica Sinica

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 176-189

  Jianghai, Li ^a   Mingguo, Zhai ^b   Xianglin, Qian ^a   Jinghui, Guo ^b   Guanyu, Wang ^a   Yuehua, Yan ^b   Yonggang, Li ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; EXTENSIONAL COLLAPSE; HIGH-PRESSURE GRANULITES; LITHOLOGIC MAPPING; MAFIC GRANULITES; METAMORPHIC TERRAINS; NORTH CHINA CRATON; REGIONAL TECTONICS;

TECTONICS;

ARCHAEAN; GRANULITE; METAMORPHISM; TECTONICS;

CHINA;

EID: 84978012484     PISSN: 10000569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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