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Research Article

The Marifil Volcanic Complex at Sierra de Pailemán: implications for the Early Jurassic magmatic evolution of the Eastern North Patagonian Region

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Pages 844-866 | Received 14 Aug 2020, Accepted 30 Jan 2021, Published online: 02 Mar 2021

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