Gneiss-cored interference dome associated with two phases of late Pan-African thrusting in the Central Eastern Desert, Egypt

Precambrian Research

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 17-43

  Fowler, T J ^a,c   Osman, A F ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^c UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Dome; Egypt; Escape tectonics; Gneisses; Precambrian; Thrusts

Indexed keywords

DOME; GNEISS; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; THRUST;

ARTICLE; DESERT; EGYPT; GEOLOGY; ROCK; VOLCANO;

EGYPT;

EID: 0035340906     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(00)00146-7     Document Type: Article

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