Late Precambrian volcanism at Wadi Allaqi, south Eastern Desert, Egypt: Evidence for transitional continental arc/margin environment

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 301-313

  Ei Nisr, Said A ^a  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECAMBRIAN; TECTONIC SETTING; VOLCANISM;

EGYPT, WADI ALLAQI;

EID: 0031399819     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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