Petrology and geochemistry of Pan-African granitoids, Kab Amiri area, Egypt - Implications for tectonomagmatic stages in the Nubian Shield evolution

Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 41-67

  Moghazi, A M ^a  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENRICHMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITOID; GRANODIORITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROLOGY;

EGYPT; NUBIAN SHIELD;

EID: 0038416981     PISSN: 09300708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007100200014     Document Type: Article

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