scholarly journals 2.8–1.7 Ga history of the Jiao-Liao-Ji Belt of the North China Craton from the geochronology and geochemistry of mafic Liaohe meta-igneous rocks

2020 ◽  
Vol 85 ◽  
pp. 55-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaj Hoernle ◽  
Bruce Schaefer ◽  
Sanzhong Li ◽  
Folkmar Hauff ◽  
Xiyao Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North China Craton ◽  
North China ◽  
Igneous Rocks ◽  
The North ◽  
History Of

Deformation history of the Paleoproterozoic Liaohe assemblage in the eastern block of the North China Craton

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 659-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanzhong Li ◽  
Guochun Zhao ◽  
Min Sun ◽  
Zongzhu Han ◽  
Yan Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North China Craton ◽  
North China ◽  
Deformation History ◽  
The North ◽  
History Of

Source of Mesozoic intermediate-felsic igneous rocks in the North China craton: Granulite xenolith evidence

Lithos ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 125 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 335-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neng Jiang ◽  
Richard W. Carlson ◽  
Jinhui Guo
Keyword(s):  
North China Craton ◽  
North China ◽  
Igneous Rocks ◽  
Granulite Xenolith ◽  
The North

Are Wilson Cycles preserved in Archean cratons? A comparison of the North China and Slave cratons

2014 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy M. Kusky ◽  
Xiaoyong Li ◽  
Zhensheng Wang ◽  
Jianmin Fu ◽  
Luo Ze ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North China Craton ◽  
Plate Tectonics ◽  
North China ◽  
Passive Margin ◽  
The North ◽  
Tectonic History ◽  
History Of ◽  
Pacific Slab ◽  
Arc Setting ◽  
Back Arc

A review and comparison of the tectonic history of the North China and Slave cratons reveal that the two cratons have many similarities and some significant differences. The similarities rest in the conclusion that both cratons have a history of a Wilson Cycle, having experienced rifting of an old continent in the late Archean, development of a rift to passive margin sequence, collision of this passive margin with arcs within 100–200 Ma of the formation of the passive margin, reversal of subduction polarity, then eventual climactic collision with another arc terrane, microcontinental fragment, or continent. This cycle demonstrates the operation of Paleozoic-style plate tectonics in the late Archean. The main differences lie in the later tectonic evolution. The Slave’s post-cratonization history is dominated by subduction dipping away from the interior of the craton, and later incorporation into the interior of a larger continent, whereas the North China Craton has had a long history of subduction beneath the craton, including presently being located above the flat-lying Pacific slab resting in the mantle transition zone, placing it in a broad back-arc setting, with multiple mantle hydration events and collisions along its borders. The hydration enhances melting in the overlying mantle, and leads to melts migrating upwards to thermochemically erode the lithospheric root. This major difference may explain why the relatively small Slave craton preserves its thick Archean lithospheric root, whereas the eastern North China Craton has lost it.

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