Neoarchean-Paleoproterozoic terrane assembly and Wilson cycle in the North China Craton: an overview from the central segment of the Trans-North China Orogen

• Published in: Earth-science reviews Vol. 182; pp. 1 - 27
• Main Authors: Tang, Li, Santosh, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.07.2018
• Subjects: Archean-Paleoproterozoic; basins; China; Columba; cooling; geochemistry; isotopes; Neoarchean era; North China Craton; Paleoproterozoic era; rocks; tectonics; Terrane assembly; Trans-North China Orogen; Wilson cycle; China; Archean-Paleoproterozoic; Wilson cycle; North China Craton; Terrane assembly; Trans-North China Orogen

The North China Craton (NCC) is one of the important Precambrian nuclei of the globe as well as an integral component of the Paleoproterozoic supercontinent Columba. The NCC is considered in popular models as an assembly of two major crustal blocks, the Eastern and Western Blocks, which were sutured...