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Research Article

Geochronology and geochemistry of Devonian magmatism in the Frontal cordillera (Argentina): geodynamic implications for the pre-Andean SW Gondwana margin

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Pages 233-253 | Received 15 Jul 2020, Accepted 31 Oct 2020, Published online: 15 Dec 2020

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