Geochemistry and Sr- and Nd-isotopic study on rare-metal-bearing granitic rocks, central Eastern Desert, Egypt

Precambrian Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-22

  Hassanen, Mohamed A ^a   Harraz, Hassan Z ^b  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^b Tanta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITE; NEODYMIUM; PETROLOGY; STRONTIUM;

EGYPT, EASTERN DESERT, HOMR AKAREM; EGYPT, EASTERN DESERT, HOMRIT MUKBID; EGYPT, EASTERN DESERT, NUWEIBI;

EID: 0030441348     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-9268(95)00099-2     Document Type: Article

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