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Qinghua Zhang, Yi Chen, Victoria Pease, Xiaofeng Gu, Kyaing Sein. Contrasting Magmatic Tempos Reveal a Segmented Trans-Tethyan Subduction System. Journal of Earth Science, 2026, 37(3): 1493-1500. doi: 10.1007/s12583-026-2048-1
Citation: Qinghua Zhang, Yi Chen, Victoria Pease, Xiaofeng Gu, Kyaing Sein. Contrasting Magmatic Tempos Reveal a Segmented Trans-Tethyan Subduction System. Journal of Earth Science, 2026, 37(3): 1493-1500. doi: 10.1007/s12583-026-2048-1

Contrasting Magmatic Tempos Reveal a Segmented Trans-Tethyan Subduction System

doi: 10.1007/s12583-026-2048-1
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  • Corresponding author: Yi Chen, chenyi@mail.iggcas.ac.cn
  • Received Date: 01 Feb 2026
  • Accepted Date: 27 Feb 2026
  • Available Online: 10 Jun 2026
  • Issue Publish Date: 30 Jun 2026
  • Electronic Supplementary Materials: Supplementary materials (Tables) are available in the online version of this article at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12583-026-2048-1.
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    The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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