Sub-continental lithospheric mantle beneath the Adamawa volcanic area (Cameroon Volcanic Line): inference from lavas and hosted mantle xenoliths from Bini Warack, NE-Ngaoundéré, Cameroon (Central Africa)

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Issue		BSGF - Earth Sci. Bull. Volume 197, 2026


Article Number		10
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DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bsgf/2026005
Published online		01 May 2026

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