On the albite-enriched granitoids at Um Ara area, Southeastern Desert, Egypt. 1. Geochemical, ore potentiality and fluid inclusion studies

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 57, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 127-138

  Abdalla, H M ^a   Ishihara, S ^b   Matsueda, H ^b   Abdel Monem, A A ^a  

^a NUCLEAR MATERIALS AUTHORITY   (Egypt)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Albitization; Amazonitization; Apogranite; Fluid inclusions; Rare metals

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; INCLUSIONS; NIOBIUM DEPOSITS; PH EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THORIUM DEPOSITS; YTTRIUM DEPOSITS; ZINC DEPOSITS; ZIRCON DEPOSITS;

ALBITE-ENRICHED GRANITOIDS; DISSEMINATED MINERALIZATION;

MINERAL EXPLORATION;

ALBITIZATION; AMAZONITIZATION; FLUID INCLUSION; GRANITE; METASOMATISM; MINERALIZATION;

EGYPT, SOUTHEASTERN DESERT, UM ARA;

EID: 0030440059     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(96)00029-5     Document Type: Article

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