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Petrological and isotopic data from Eocene granites in the Luocang area, South Lhasa terrane, Tibet: implications for the India–Eurasia collision

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Pages 1056-1069 | Received 12 Jul 2020, Accepted 19 Jan 2021, Published online: 15 Mar 2021

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