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Kinematics and U-Pb zircon ages of the sole metamorphics of the Marmaris Ophiolite, Lycian Nappes, Southwest Turkey

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Pages 1124-1142 | Received 30 Jan 2018, Accepted 04 Jul 2018, Published online: 23 Jul 2018

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