3.6 Ga lower crust in central China: New evidence on the assembly of the North China craton

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Research Article| March 01, 2004 3.6 Ga lower crust in central China: New evidence on the assembly of the North China craton Jianping Zheng; Jianping Zheng 1Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China, and Australian Research Council National Key Centre for Geochemical Evolution and Metallogeny of Continents (GEMOC), Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar W.L. Griffin; W.L. Griffin 2Australian Research Council National Key Centre for Geochemical Evolution and Metallogeny of Continents, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia, and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Exploration and Mining, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Suzanne Y. O'Reilly; Suzanne Y. O'Reilly 3Australian Research Council National Key Centre for Geochemical Evolution and Metallogeny of Continents, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Fengxiang Lu; Fengxiang Lu 4 Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Chunyang Wang; Chunyang Wang 4 Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Ming Zhang; Ming Zhang 5Australian Research Council National Key Centre for Geochemical Evolution and Metallogeny of Continents, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Fangzheng Wang; Fangzheng Wang 6Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Huimin Li Huimin Li 7Tianjin Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, Tianjin 300170, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Jianping Zheng 1Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China, and Australian Research Council National Key Centre for Geochemical Evolution and Metallogeny of Continents (GEMOC), Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia W.L. Griffin 2Australian Research Council National Key Centre for Geochemical Evolution and Metallogeny of Continents, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia, and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Exploration and Mining, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia Suzanne Y. O'Reilly 3Australian Research Council National Key Centre for Geochemical Evolution and Metallogeny of Continents, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia Fengxiang Lu 4 Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China Chunyang Wang 4 Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China Ming Zhang 5Australian Research Council National Key Centre for Geochemical Evolution and Metallogeny of Continents, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia Fangzheng Wang 6Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China Huimin Li 7Tianjin Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, Tianjin 300170, China Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 27 Aug 2003 Revision Received: 12 Nov 2003 Accepted: 13 Nov 2003 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (2004) 32 (3): 229–232. https://doi.org/10.1130/G20133.1 Article history Received: 27 Aug 2003 Revision Received: 12 Nov 2003 Accepted: 13 Nov 2003 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Jianping Zheng, W.L. Griffin, Suzanne Y. O'Reilly, Fengxiang Lu, Chunyang Wang, Ming Zhang, Fangzheng Wang, Huimin Li; 3.6 Ga lower crust in central China: New evidence on the assembly of the North China craton. Geology 2004;; 32 (3): 229–232. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G20133.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract U-Pb and Hf isotope analyses of zircons from felsic granulite xenoliths in Mesozoic volcanics reveal Early Archean (≥3.6 Ga) lower crust beneath the younger (<2.85 Ga) southern margin of the North China craton, and suggest that the eastern part of the craton formed a coherent block by 3.6 Ga. Hf mod