Pressure, temperature and oxygen fugacity conditions of calc-alkaline granitoids, Eastern Desert of Egypt, and tectonic implications

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 255-268

  Helmy, H M ^a   Ahmed, A F ^a   El Mahallawi, M M ^a   Ali, S M ^a  

^a MINIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Calc alkaline granites; Eastern Desert; Egypt; Mineral chemistry; Physico chemical parameters

Indexed keywords

CALC ALKALINE ROCK; FAULTING; GRANITOID; MINERALOGY; PETROGRAPHY; TECTONIC SETTING; UPLIFT;

AFRICA; EASTERN DESERT; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 1842687358     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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