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Research Article

Petrogenesis of Early Cretaceous volcanic rocks in Santos Basin, offshore SE Brazil: evidence for the Tristan da Cunha plume

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Pages 556-581 | Received 05 Oct 2022, Accepted 09 Apr 2023, Published online: 23 Apr 2023

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