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Research Article

Does the Ollo de Sapo magmatic event support Furongian‒Tremadocian mantle plume activity fringing NW Gondwana?

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Pages 1956-1970 | Received 23 Jun 2023, Accepted 23 Sep 2023, Published online: 28 Sep 2023

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