financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41173036,40534022);the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.KZCX2-YW-103)
Forty-two Cenozoic (mostly Miocene) basalt samples from Jining, Chifeng, Fansi, Xiyang, and Zuoquan areas of the North China Craton (the NCC basalts hereafter) were analyzed for platinum-group elements (PGE, incl...