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Proterozoic-Mesozoic development of the Quanji block from northern Tibet and the cratonic assembly of eastern Asia

Chao Wang, David A. D. Evans, Meng Li, Ji-Heng Zhang, Jian Han, Bin Wen, Jian Wang and Jun-Feng Zhao
American Journal of Science May 2022, 322 (5) 705-727; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/05.2022.03

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Proterozoic-Mesozoic development of the Quanji block from northern Tibet and the cratonic assembly of eastern Asia
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