Western Block of the North China Craton
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The Western Block of the North China Craton is an ancient Archean to Paleoproterozoic continental crustal segment forming the western part of the North China Craton, notable for its old metamorphic basement and complex tectonic history.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
continental crustal block
ⓘ
craton segment ⓘ |
| composedOf |
gneiss
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granitoid plutons ⓘ granulite ⓘ high-grade metamorphic rocks ⓘ |
| contains |
Archean terranes
ⓘ
Paleoproterozoic terranes ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | western part of the North China Craton ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Archean
ⓘ
Paleoproterozoic ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ancient continental crust
ⓘ
complex tectonic history ⓘ old metamorphic basement ⓘ |
| hasCrustalEvolution |
early continental stabilization
ⓘ
long-lived crustal reworking ⓘ |
| hasRole | core of the western North China Craton ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
key area for understanding Precambrian crustal evolution
ⓘ
key area for understanding early Earth tectonics ⓘ |
| hasTectonicHistory |
multiple deformation events
ⓘ
multiple episodes of crustal growth ⓘ multiple magmatic events ⓘ multiple metamorphic events ⓘ |
| isOlderThan | Eastern Block of the North China Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ |
| partOf | North China Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Precambrian geology
ⓘ
geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Archean to Paleoproterozoic continental nucleus ⓘ |
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