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The Edanggang area is characterized by small-scale Li-Be-bearing granitic pegmatites in the Quanji Massif, northwest China. The genesis of these Li-Be-bearing pegmatites remains unresolved. In this study, we use tourmalines as an indicator to constrain the genesis of them.
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