The North China Craton is one of the oldest cratonic blocks in the world, containing rocks as old as 3.85 billion years. Focusing on Neoarchean mantle plumes and Paleoproterozoic plate tectonics, this book combines the results from modern geological research to provide you with a detailed synthesis of the geology, structure, and evolution of the North China Craton. It will be of value to anyone interested in the evolution of cratonic blocks and Precambrian geology as well as geoscientists interested in applying tectonic models to other cratonic blocks globally. This work will also be of interest to geologists concerned with the problems of structure and evolution of the Precambrian continents and supercontinents.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. Cover 3. Table of Contents - p. Cover 4. Copyright - p. Cover 5. Preface - p. IV 6. Acknowledgments - p. VIII 7. Chapter 1. Tectonic Subdivision of the North China Craton: An Outline - p. X 8. Chapter 2. Archean Geology of the Eastern Block - p. 14 9. Chapter 3. Archean Geology of The Western Block - p. 69 10. Chapter 4. Paleoproterozoic Amalgamation of the North China Craton - p. 93 11. Chapter 5. Mesoproterozoic Accretion and Meso-Neoproterozoic Extension and Rifting of the North China Craton - p. 147 12. References - p. 166
The North China Craton is one of the oldest cratonic blocks in the world, containing rocks as old as 3.85 billion years. Focusing on Neoarchean mantle plumes and Paleoproterozoic plate tectonics, this book combines the results from modern geological research to provide you with a detailed synthesis of the geology, structure, and evolution of the North China Craton. It will be of value to anyone interested in the evolution of cratonic blocks and Precambrian geology as well as geoscientists interested in applying tectonic models to other cratonic blocks globally. This work will also be of interest to geologists concerned with the problems of structure and evolution of the Precambrian continents and supercontinents.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. Cover 3. Table of Contents - p. Cover 4. Copyright - p. Cover 5. Preface - p. IV 6. Acknowledgments - p. VIII 7. Chapter 1. Tectonic Subdivision of the North China Craton: An Outline - p. X 8. Chapter 2. Archean Geology of the Eastern Block - p. 14 9. Chapter 3. Archean Geology of The Western Block - p. 69 10. Chapter 4. Paleoproterozoic Amalgamation of the North China Craton - p. 93 11. Chapter 5. Mesoproterozoic Accretion and Meso-Neoproterozoic Extension and Rifting of the North China Craton - p. 147 12. References - p. 166
