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Research Article

Tectonic slices of greenschist – epidote blueschist – epidote amphibole schist – garnet epidote amphibole schist from the Nagaland ophiolite complex, NE India: a look into their metamorphic and tectonic evolution

Pages 1929-1955 | Received 21 Jun 2023, Accepted 23 Sep 2023, Published online: 28 Sep 2023

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