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Research Article

Hydrothermal alteration and corresponding reservoir significance of the Permian Emeishan basaltic lavas, west Sichuan, China

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Pages 393-410 | Received 07 Jun 2022, Accepted 07 Oct 2022, Published online: 21 Nov 2022

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