Geological and S–Pb–He–Ar isotope constraints on the origin of the Muping–Rushan gold belt, Jiaodong Peninsula, eastern China

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Issue		BSGF - Earth Sci. Bull. Volume 196, 2025


Article Number		9
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DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bsgf/2025007
Published online		03 June 2025

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