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The middle Eocene high-K magmatism in Eastern Iran Magmatic Belt: constraints from U-Pb zircon geochronology and Sr-Nd isotopic ratios

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Pages 1751-1768 | Received 31 Jul 2019, Accepted 05 Jan 2020, Published online: 28 Jan 2020

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