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Edith Etakah Bate Tibang, Cheo Emmanuel Suh, John Cottle, Kevin Ijunghi Ateh, Anicet Feudjio Tiabou, Linus Anye Nche, Vivian Bih Che, Akumbom Vishiti

Petrology and geochronology of felsic volcanics in the Sabga area (Bamenda Highlands): implications for age variation along the Cameroon Volcanic Line

Journal of Geosciences, volume 62 (2017), issue 4, 231 - 246

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