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Original paper

Ming-Ming Sun, Yang Wang

The 2Q-(Or + Ab)-4An (QUORAA) diagram: poor for classification but good at deciphering the evolution of granitoids

Journal of Geosciences, volume 69 (2024), issue 1, 65 - 75

DOI: http://doi.org/10.3190/jgeosci.388



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