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Research Article

Miocene adakitic volcanism in eastern Lhasa Terrane, Tibet: perspective from zircon U–Pb geochronology, whole-rock geochemistry and Sr–Nd–Hf isotopes

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Pages 1966-1980 | Received 18 Feb 2021, Accepted 07 Aug 2021, Published online: 30 Aug 2021

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