Destruction of the North China craton
RX Zhu, YG Xu, G Zhu, HF Zhang, QK Xia… - Science China Earth …, 2012 - Springer
Abstract A National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) major research project,
Destruction of the North China Craton (NCC), has been carried out in the past few years by …
Destruction of the North China Craton (NCC), has been carried out in the past few years by …
Temporal and spatial variations of Mesozoic magmatism and deformation in the North China Craton: Implications for lithospheric thinning and decratonization
Abstract Mesozoic (Triassic–Cretaceous) magmatic rocks and structural deformation are
widely distributed in the North China Craton (NCC) and are crucial to understanding the …
widely distributed in the North China Craton (NCC) and are crucial to understanding the …
Partial melting of lower crust at 10–15 kbar: constraints on adakite and TTG formation
Q Qian, J Hermann - Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2013 - Springer
The pressure–temperature (P–T) conditions for producing adakite/tonalite–trondhjemite–
granodiorite (TTG) magmas from lower crust compositions are still open to debate. We have …
granodiorite (TTG) magmas from lower crust compositions are still open to debate. We have …
[HTML][HTML] Eastern China continental lithosphere thinning is a consequence of paleo-Pacific plate subduction: A review and new perspectives
Understanding the processes that lead to the lithosphere thinning is a key aspect of
continental geology research. In this paper, we present essential observations and …
continental geology research. In this paper, we present essential observations and …
Inhomogeneous lithospheric thinning in the central North China Craton: zircon U–Pb and S–He–Ar isotopic record from magmatism and metallogeny in the Taihang …
SR Li, M Santosh, HF Zhang, JF Shen, GC Dong… - Gondwana …, 2013 - Elsevier
The large scale Mesozoic magmatism and related metallogeny in the Taihang Mountains
(TM) provide important clues for the lithospheric thinning of the North China Craton (NCC) …
(TM) provide important clues for the lithospheric thinning of the North China Craton (NCC) …
Evolution of the lithospheric mantle beneath the southeastern North China Craton: Constraints from mafic dikes in the Jiaobei terrain
Two stages of mafic dikes with ages of~ 117–116Ma and~ 95–87Ma, respectively, are
identified in the Jiaobei terrain based on zircon U–Pb ages. The Early Cretaceous mafic …
identified in the Jiaobei terrain based on zircon U–Pb ages. The Early Cretaceous mafic …
Widespread refertilization of cratonic and circum-cratonic lithospheric mantle
Studies of mantle xenoliths have confirmed that Archean subcontinental lithospheric mantle
(SCLM) is highly depleted in basaltic components (such as Al, Ca and Na) due to high …
(SCLM) is highly depleted in basaltic components (such as Al, Ca and Na) due to high …
Formation of high-Mg diorites through assimilation of peridotite by monzodiorite magma at crustal depths
Q Qian, J Hermann - Journal of Petrology, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The 134–130 Ma Han-Xing diorite–monzodiorite complex intrudes the central part
of the North China block (NCB). The high-Mg diorites have intermediate SiO2, high MgO, Cr …
of the North China block (NCB). The high-Mg diorites have intermediate SiO2, high MgO, Cr …
Early Mesozoic alkaline complexes in the northern North China Craton: Implications for cratonic lithospheric destruction
SH Zhang, Y Zhao, H Ye, KJ Hou, CF Li - Lithos, 2012 - Elsevier
Early Mesozoic alkaline intrusive complexes are widespread in the northern North China
Craton (NCC) and constitute an E–W trending alkaline magmatic belt that is more than …
Craton (NCC) and constitute an E–W trending alkaline magmatic belt that is more than …