IEEE8 个月
Upper-mantle velocity structure beneath the North China Craton: implications for ...
In this work, we determine 3-D seismic velocity structure beneath the eastern part of the North China Craton and the surrounding regions, using a large number of data from local, regional and ...
IEEE3 年
Mantle Xenoliths from the Southeastern Slave Craton: Evidence for Chemical Zonation in a ...
Abstract: We present the first data on the petrology of the mantle lithosphere of the Southeastern (SE) Slave craton, Canada. These are based on petrographic, mineralogical and geochemical studies of ...
Nature5 年
Onwards and upwards
IGGCAS researchers showed that the vigorous crust deformation and magmatism of the North China Craton can be associated with the thinning lithosphere. Its loss of stability has been considered as ...
来自MSN3 个月
Earth's continental crust in America and China is breaking apart, researchers warn
the North American craton underwent trench retreat following flat-slab subduction but did not exhibit significant slab rollback," said Professor Liu, as reported by phys.org. "Ancient lithosphere ...
The Week US on MSN3 个月
Some of Earth's oldest crust is disintegrating. No cause for alarm, folks.
The processes led to the lithosphere, which consists of the Earth's crust and upper mantle, thinning and extending seaward.