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The Longmala and Mengya’a skarn Pb–Zn deposits, Gangdese region, Tibet: evidence from U–Pb and Re–Os geochronology for formation during early India–Asia collision

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Pages 1825-1842 | Received 09 Sep 2014, Accepted 10 Mar 2015, Published online: 02 Apr 2015

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