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This document summarizes a study of the tectonic evolution of the Eastern Cordillera of Peru. The researchers analyzed minerals from metasedimentary and intrusive rocks in the Huaytapallana Complex using uranium-lead dating techniques. They found evidence of a previously undocumented high-grade metamorphic event around 260 million years ago in the Late Permian period. They also dated intrusive rocks between 302-260 million years old. Integrating these new dates with other studies, the researchers propose a
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- Saul
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