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Original Articles

The earliest Jurassic A-type granite in the Nanling Range of southeastern South China: petrogenesis and geological implications

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Pages 274-292 | Received 01 Dec 2015, Accepted 26 Oct 2016, Published online: 14 Nov 2016

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