Geochemistry and petrogenesis of Pan-African late- to postorogenic younger granitoids at Shalatin-Halaib, south Eastern Desert, Egypt

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 261-282

  El Nisr, S A ^a   El Sayed, M M ^a   Saleh, G M ^b  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^b NUCLEAR MATERIALS AUTHORITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; GRANITOID; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; PETROGENESIS; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC SETTING; TRACE ELEMENT;

EGYPT;

EID: 0036220333     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(01)80063-4     Document Type: Article

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