Petrogenesis of the Wadi Dib alkaline ring complex, Eastern Desert of Egypt

Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 65, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 249-275

  Frisch, W ^b   Abdel Rahman, A M ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ROCK; EMPLACEMENT; GRANODIORITE; LITHOLOGY; MAGMA; OROGENIC BELT; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; PETROGENESIS;

EASTERN DESERT; EGYPT;

EID: 0005123348     PISSN: 09300708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01161963     Document Type: Article

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