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Research Article

Paleocene to Miocene migmatization and kinematics of the deformation at the northern boundary of the Xolapa Complex: implications for the Chortís Block-southern Mexico connection

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Pages 654-674 | Received 13 Dec 2019, Accepted 26 Dec 2020, Published online: 28 Feb 2021

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