Geological setting of the Meatiq metamorphic core complex in the Eastern Desert of Egypt based on amphibolite geochemistry

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 331-345

  Neumayr, P ^a   Mogessie, A ^a   Hoinkes, G ^a   Puhl, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX; P/T CONDITIONS; PETROLOGY;

EGYPT, MEATIQ COMPLEX;

EID: 0030390454     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(97)00005-5     Document Type: Article

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