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Research Article

Middle Triassic volcanic rocks from the Gangdese belt, southern Tibet: petrogenesis and implications for Tethys tectonic evolution

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Pages 867-884 | Received 18 Feb 2020, Accepted 13 Feb 2021, Published online: 09 Mar 2021

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