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Volume 37 Issue 4
Aug 2026
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Xinyi Wu, Guanyu Chen, Jun Hu, Zhihao Deng, Zhiyuan Huang, Quanyu Wang. Quantitative Provenance Analysis of Detrital Zircon via Deep Temporal Networks. Journal of Earth Science, 2026, 37(4): 2006-2012. doi: 10.1007/s12583-026-0517-1
Citation: Xinyi Wu, Guanyu Chen, Jun Hu, Zhihao Deng, Zhiyuan Huang, Quanyu Wang. Quantitative Provenance Analysis of Detrital Zircon via Deep Temporal Networks. Journal of Earth Science, 2026, 37(4): 2006-2012. doi: 10.1007/s12583-026-0517-1

Quantitative Provenance Analysis of Detrital Zircon via Deep Temporal Networks

doi: 10.1007/s12583-026-0517-1
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  • Corresponding author: Quanyu Wang, wangqy@cug.edu.cn
  • Received Date: 13 Jun 2026
  • Accepted Date: 20 Jun 2026
  • Issue Publish Date: 30 Aug 2026
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    The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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