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Pre-eruptive uplift in the Emeishan?

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In their correspondence, He and colleagues question our conclusion of little or no uplift preceding Emeishan volcanism that we reported in our letter1. Debate concerns the nature of the contact between the Maokou limestone and Emeishan volcanics, the depositional environment and volumetric significance of mafic hydromagmatic deposits (MHDs), and evidence for symmetrical domal thinning.

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R. Ernst, G. Foulger and D. Peate are thanked for discussions on aspects of this manuscript. We thank J. Ali and N. Christie-Blick for thorough and constructive reviews.

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  1. Department of Geoscience, 121 Trowbridge Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa City, 52242, Iowa, USA

    Ingrid Ukstins Peate

  2. Centre for Earth and Environmental Science Research, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, KT1 2EE, Surrey, UK

    Scott Edward Bryan

  3. The University of Queensland, WH Bryan Mining and Geology Research Centre, Sustainable Minerals Institute, St Lucia, 4072, Queensland, Australia

    Scott Edward Bryan

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