Study of A-type granite from the South of Lake Urmia, Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone: implications for the Neotethys opening in Iran
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Petrology
Nasser Ashrafi
1
,
Mehrdad Pourmohsen
2
,
Morovvat Faridazad
3
1 - Department of Geology, Payame Noor University,Tehran, Iran
2 - Department of Geology, Payame Noor University,Tehran, Iran
3 - Mining Engineering Faculty, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran
Received: 2021-10-04
Accepted : 2022-01-03
Published : 2023-04-01
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