Structural evolution of the Neoproterozoic western Allaqi-Heiani suture, southeastern Egypt

Precambrian Research

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-104

  Abdelsalam, Mohamed G ^a   Abdeen, Mamdouh M ^b   Dowaidar, Hamid M ^c   Stern, Robert J ^a   Abdelghaffar, Amr A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES   (Egypt)

^c AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Allaqi Heiani; Arabian Nubian Shield; Egypt; Suture

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; PROTEROZOIC; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DESERT; EGYPT; PROTEROZOIC; REMOTE SENSING; REVIEW; ROCK; SEDIMENT; VOLCANO;

EGYPT;

EID: 0037863879     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(03)00080-9     Document Type: Review

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