Massive granitoid generation in Central Asia: Nd isotope evidence and implication for continental growth in the Phanerozoic

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Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 82-92

  Jahn, Bor Ming ^a   Wu, Fuyuan ^b   Chen, Bin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b CHANGCHUN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 0034337912     PISSN: 07053797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18814/epiiugs/2000/v23i2/001     Document Type: Article

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