Lithospheric thinning and destruction of the North China Craton;华北岩石圈减薄与克拉通破坏研究的主要学术争论

Yanshi Xuebao/Acta Petrologica Sinica

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1145-1174

  Wu, FuYuan ^a   Xu, YiGang ^b   Gao, Shan ^c   Zheng, JianPing ^c  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Cratonic destruction; Lithospheric thinning; North China Craton

Indexed keywords

EID: 85168639257     PISSN: 10000569     EISSN: 20958927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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