Garnet-bearing leucogranite in the El-Hudi area, southern Egypt: Evidence of crustal anatexis during Pan-African low pressure regional metamorphism

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 245-259

  Moghazi, A M ^a   Hassanen, M A ^a,c   Hashad, M H ^b   Mohamed, F H ^a  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^b Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATEXIS; CRUSTAL THICKENING; GARNET; LEUCOGRANITE; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; REGIONAL METAMORPHISM;

EGYPT;

EID: 0036214382     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(01)80062-2     Document Type: Article

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