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Qi, Ning, Zhang, Lijuan, Zhang, Lifei (2025) The evolution of subduction zone metamorphic fluids: Constraints from CH4-bearing fluid inclusions in eclogites from Western Tianshan, China. Lithos, 508. doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2025.108064

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Title	The evolution of subduction zone metamorphic fluids: Constraints from CH4-bearing fluid inclusions in eclogites from Western Tianshan, China
Journal	Lithos
Authors	Qi, Ning		Author
	Zhang, Lijuan		Author
	Zhang, Lifei		Author
Year	2025 (September)	Volume	508
Publisher	Elsevier BV
DOI	doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2025.108064Search in ResearchGate
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Full Reference	Qi, Ning, Zhang, Lijuan, Zhang, Lifei (2025) The evolution of subduction zone metamorphic fluids: Constraints from CH4-bearing fluid inclusions in eclogites from Western Tianshan, China. Lithos, 508. doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2025.108064
Plain Text	Qi, Ning, Zhang, Lijuan, Zhang, Lifei (2025) The evolution of subduction zone metamorphic fluids: Constraints from CH4-bearing fluid inclusions in eclogites from Western Tianshan, China. Lithos, 508. doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2025.108064
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⇱ Qi, Ning, Zhang, Lijuan, Zhang, Lifei (2025) The evolution of subduction zone metamorphic fluids: Constraints from CH4-bearing fluid inclusions in eclogites from Western Tianshan, China. Lithos, 508. doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2025.108064

Qi, Ning, Zhang, Lijuan, Zhang, Lifei (2025) The evolution of subduction zone metamorphic fluids: Constraints from CH4-bearing fluid inclusions in eclogites from Western Tianshan, China. Lithos, 508. doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2025.108064

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