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The first Rb-Sr age data are reported for Mesozoic batholites in southeast China. Two thermal episodes are recognised (165 ± 13 and 90–109 Myr) and can be correlated with the periods of rapid spreading of the Mesozoic Pacific Ocean floor as proposed by Larsen and Pitman.
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Jahn, Bm. Mesozoic thermal events in southeast China. Nature 248, 480–483 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/248480a0
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