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Sulphide metasomatism of the Cordilleran lithospheric mantle: Insights from LA-ICP-MS mapping and basalt geochemistry

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Christopher J.M. Lawley, Duane C. Petts, Janina Czas, et al. (2026). Sulphide metasomatism of the Cordilleran lithospheric mantle: Insights from LA-ICP-MS mapping and basalt geochemistry. Lithos, 534-535, 108542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2026.108542