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Research Article

Geochronology and geochemistry of Early Cretaceous volcanic sequences in Northwestern Peru: implications for Farallon Plate subduction

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Pages 3171-3194 | Received 07 Aug 2021, Accepted 29 Dec 2021, Published online: 25 Jan 2022

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