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Apr 2026
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Yongpeng Ouyang, Li Zhao, Zenghua Li, Lifei Yang, Runling Zeng, Qi Chen, Huiwen Jiang. Late Jurassic Lengshuikeng Ag-Pb-Zn Polymetallic Mineralization Related to Contemporaneous (Sub-)Volcanic Magmatism in South China: Constraints from Sphalerite Rb-Sr Dating. Journal of Earth Science, 2026, 37(2): 890-897. doi: 10.1007/s12583-026-0603-4
Citation: Yongpeng Ouyang, Li Zhao, Zenghua Li, Lifei Yang, Runling Zeng, Qi Chen, Huiwen Jiang. Late Jurassic Lengshuikeng Ag-Pb-Zn Polymetallic Mineralization Related to Contemporaneous (Sub-)Volcanic Magmatism in South China: Constraints from Sphalerite Rb-Sr Dating. Journal of Earth Science, 2026, 37(2): 890-897. doi: 10.1007/s12583-026-0603-4

Late Jurassic Lengshuikeng Ag-Pb-Zn Polymetallic Mineralization Related to Contemporaneous (Sub-)Volcanic Magmatism in South China: Constraints from Sphalerite Rb-Sr Dating

doi: 10.1007/s12583-026-0603-4
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  • Corresponding author: Zenghua Li, lizenghua@ecut.edu.cn; Lifei Yang, lfyang@ecut.edu.cn
  • Received Date: 17 Sep 2025
  • Accepted Date: 01 Dec 2025
  • Available Online: 30 Mar 2026
  • Issue Publish Date: 30 Apr 2026
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    The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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