
Early Continent Evolution of the North China Craton
- 1st Edition - March 27, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Mingguo Zhai, Peng Peng, Yanyan Zhou, Lei Zhao
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 8 8 9 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 8 8 8 - 1
Early Continent Evolution of the North China Craton discusses the tectono-thermal regimes of the early continental crust in the North China Craton (NCC), from the Hadean to the ea… Read more
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Request a sales quoteEarly Continent Evolution of the North China Craton discusses the tectono-thermal regimes of the early continental crust in the North China Craton (NCC), from the Hadean to the early Paleoproterozoic, reconstructing the evolutional framework and facilitating comprehensive understanding of the early continent evolution of the NCC. The book systematically summarizes the Neoarchean metamorphism of the NCC and discusses the implications for the tectonic models of the NCC through compiling evolutional information of the Hadean to the early Paleoproterozoic sequences in the NCC.
Researchers, academics, and students in geology (especially Precambrian Geology), geomorphology, geophysics, and geological engineering will benefit from using this book in applying tectonic models to other cratonic blocks globally, and will understand evolutional information of the largest and oldest cratonic block in China.
- Completely covers all key issues and research frontiers of the early continental evolution of the North China Craton (NCC), from the Hadean to the early Paleoproterozoic
- Systematically summarizes the Neoarchaean metamorphism of the NCC and discusses the implications for tectonic models
- Includes discussion on controversial views on tectonic regimes of the NCC during the Archean to early Paleoproterozoic, with objective conclusions
Academics, upper-level students and researchers in Geology including Precambrian Geology, Geochronology, and Geophysics
2. General generation and growth of Precambrian continental crust
3. Precambrian outline of the North China Craton
4. Oldest continental rocks in Hadean-Paleoarchean in the North China Craton
5. Magmatic evolution and recycling for Mesoarchean continental crust of the North China craton
6. Neoarchean continental evolution in the North China Craton
7. Neoarchean metamorphism of the North China Craton
8. Lithospheric evolution during the 2.5–2.1 Ga critical period following the Neoarchean cratonization
9. The early plate tectonics: from vertical differentiation to horizontal accretion
- Edition: 1
- Published: March 27, 2024
- No. of pages (Paperback): 328
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443138898
- eBook ISBN: 9780443138881
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Mingguo Zhai
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Peng Peng
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Yanyan Zhou
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