Tectonic evolution of the northeastern part of the African continental margin, Egypt

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 49-68

  Hussein, I M ^a   Abd Allah, A M A ^b  

^a Egyptian General Petroleum Corperation   (Egypt)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEFORMATION; PHANEROZOIC; PRECAMBRIAN; SEDIMENTATION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

EGYPT;

EID: 0035182378     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(01)90090-9     Document Type: Article

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