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Research Article

Detrital zircon U-Pb-Hf isotopes and whole-rock geochemistry of Ediacaran - Silurian clastic sediments of the Uzbek Tienshan: sources and tectonic implications

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Pages 3005-3027 | Received 28 Aug 2021, Accepted 20 Nov 2021, Published online: 29 Dec 2021

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