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Original paper

Namık Aysal, Fatma Şişman Tükel

Thermobarometry of Clinopyroxene, Amphibole and Biotite for the Oligo-Miocene Plutons (NW Türkiye): Comparison of Conventional and AI-Based Methods

Journal of Geosciences, volume 70 (2025), issue 4, 199 - 209

DOI: http://doi.org/10.3190/jgeosci.405

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