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Early Paleozoic granite in Nujiang River of northwest Yunnan in southwestern China and its tectonic implications

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  1. MOE Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China

    Song ShuGuang, Ji JianQing, Wei ChunJing, Zheng YaDong & Zhang LiFei

  2. Geological Laboratory Center, Chinese University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China

    Su Li

  3. SHRIMP Laboratory, Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geosciences, Beijing, 100037, China

    Song Biao

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Supported by the Foundation for the Author of National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of China (Grant No. 200531) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants Nos. 40272031 and 40572045)

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Song, S., Ji, J., Wei, C. et al. Early Paleozoic granite in Nujiang River of northwest Yunnan in southwestern China and its tectonic implications. CHINESE SCI BULL 52, 2402–2406 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-007-0301-2

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