Paleomagnetic and geological investigation into southern Sinai volcanic rocks and the rifting of the Gulf of Suez

Tectonophysics

Volumn 321, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 343-358

  Ibrahim, E H ^a   Odah, H H ^b   El Agami, N L ^c   Abu El Enen, M ^a  

^a Mansoura University   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ASTRONOMY AND GEOPHYSICS   (Egypt)

^c NUCLEAR MATERIALS AUTHORITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Geochemistry petrography; Paleomagnetism; Sinai; Volcanics

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PETROGRAPHY; RIFTING; TECTONIC ROTATION; VOLCANIC ROCK;

RED SEA;

EID: 0033910179     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(00)00066-4     Document Type: Article

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