Late Neoproterozoic strongly peraluminous leucogranites, South Eastern Desert, Egypt - Petrogenesis and geodynamic significance

Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 19-41

  Moghazi, A M ^a   Hassanen, M A ^a   Mohamed, F H ^a   Ali, S ^b  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTITE; GEODYNAMICS; GONDWANA; LEUCOGRANITE; PETROGENESIS; PETROLOGY; PROTEROZOIC; SCHIST;

EGYPT;

EID: 2942685265     PISSN: 09300708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00710-003-0021-5     Document Type: Article

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