Late Neoarchean to Early Paleoproterozoic magmatic events and tectonothermal systems in the North China Craton;华北克拉通晚太古代末-古元古代初的岩浆事件及构造热体制

Yanshi Xuebao/Acta Petrologica Sinica

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1945-1966

  Geng, YuanSheng ^a   Shen, QiHan ^a   Ren, LiuDong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Late Neoarchean to Early Paleoproterozoic; Magmatic events; Mantie plume; Orthogneiss; The North China Craton

Indexed keywords

EID: 85168642458     PISSN: 10000569     EISSN: 20958927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.0000/4b2ed5742ad4432e817c7ac1e553e236     Document Type: Article

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