Phanerozoic amalgamation of the Alxa Block and North China Craton: Evidence from Paleozoic granitoids, U-Pb geochronology and Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf-O isotope geochemistry

The North China Craton (NCC) has been considered to be part of the supercontinent Columbia. The nature of the NCC western boundary, however, remains strongly disputed. A key question in this regard is whether or not the Alxa Block is a part of the NCC. It is located in the vicinity of the inferred b...

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Main Authors: Dan, W., Li, X., Wang, Q., Wang, Xuan-Ce, Wyman, D., Liu, Y.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier BV 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11439