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Multiple Mesozoic magma processes formed the 240–185 Ma composite Weishan pluton, South China: evidence from geochronology, geochemistry, and Sr-Nd isotopes

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Pages 1189-1217 | Received 13 Dec 2013, Accepted 15 Mar 2014, Published online: 14 Apr 2014

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