Geochemistry and petrogenesis of a Cambrian ring complex: An example of alkaline magmatism at Wadi Dib, Eastern Desert, Egypt

Chemie der Erde

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-89

  Hassanen, M A ^a   Mohamed, F H ^a   Abdel Meguid, A A ^b   Schmidt, W ^c,d   Shalaby, I M ^b  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^b Nuclear Material Authority   (Egypt)

^c TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^d NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROGENESIS; RING COMPLEX; SYENITE;

EGYPT, EASTERN DESERT, WADI DIBI;

EID: 0030847863     PISSN: 00092819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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