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Archean-Mesoproterozoic Crustal Evolution and Crust-Mantle Geodynamics of Western Liaoning-Northeastern Hebei Provinces, North China Craton

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In the past decade, great achievements have been obtained in terms of sequences of Precambrian geological events, crustal growth and evolution, and Paleoproterozoic tectonic framework of the North China Craton. However, some key scientific issues are still unresolved, particularly the timing and tectonic model of Archean crustal growth and evolution, Archean tectonic framework of the North China Craton (especially the Eastern Block), and late Paleoproterozoic to Mesoproterozoic geodynamic processes. It is noteworthy that crustal evolution and geodynamic processes are essentially controlled by magma convection and crust-mantle interactions at any tectonic environments. Therefore, comprehensive studies of the nature and evolution of the magma sources and crust-mantle interactions for different episodes of Precambrian mafic to felsic rocks are key to our understanding of both the late Archean to Paleoproterozoic crustal growth and evolution as well as geodynamic evolution of the North China Craton. In this dissertation, systematic studies of geology, petrology, zircon U–Pb isotopic chronology and Lu–Hf isotopes, and whole-rock major and trace elements were conducted on the Neoarchean greenstone metavolcanic rocks and granitoid gneisses in Western Liaoning, late Paleoproterozoic Jianping diorite-monzonite-syenite suite and Pinggu K-rich volcanic rocks, as well as ~1.23 Ga mafic dykes in the Western Liaoning-Northeastern Hebei Provinces. All these studies are combined, aiming to (1) decipher the nature of magma sources, genesis, and crust-mantle interactions for each episode of lithological unit or assemblage; (2) establish the prolonged Neoarchean to Mesoproterozoic evolution of the lithospheric mantle and crust-mantle interactions; and (3) provide further constraints on the Precambrian crustal formation and evolution as well as geodynamic evolution of the North China Craton.

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Wang, W. (2018). Introduction. In: Archean-Mesoproterozoic Crustal Evolution and Crust-Mantle Geodynamics of Western Liaoning-Northeastern Hebei Provinces, North China Craton. Springer Theses. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7922-1_1

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