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Reverse metasomatism of subduction zone fluids

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Acknowledgements

Thanks are due to the editor-in-chief Yong-Fei ZHENG for invitation to write this paper and to reviewers for their constructive comments that greatly helped to shape a clear presentation. Thanks are extended to many collaborators for their discussions and help in sample acquisition, data analysis and paper writing during various stages of the research work. These collaborators include Hans-Peter SCHERTL, Attila DEMENY, Marco SCAMBELLURI, Carlos GARRIDO, Fang HUANG, Zi-Fu ZHAO, Yongsheng HE and others. This study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 42073029, 42273043) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.

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  2. Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environments, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230026, China

    Yixiang Chen

  3. Center of Excellence for Comparative Planetology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230026, China

    Yixiang Chen

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Chen, Y. Reverse metasomatism of subduction zone fluids. Sci. China Earth Sci. 67, 634–638 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-023-1241-6

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