Geochemical and petrological evidence of calc-alkaline and A-type magmatism in the Homrit Waggat and El-Yatima areas of eastern Egypt

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 535-549

  Moghazi, A M ^a   Mohamed, F H ^a   Kanisawa, S ^b  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A TYPE ROCK; CALC ALKALINE ROCK; MAGMATISM; PETROGENESIS; PROTEROZOIC;

EGYPT;

EID: 0033208497     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(99)00114-1     Document Type: Article

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