The Pan-African arc-related volcanism of the Wadi Hodein area, south Eastern Desert, Egypt: Petrological and geochemical constraints

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 383-395

  Obeid, M A ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egypt; Geochemistry; Metavolcanics; Neoproterozoic; Petrogenesis

Indexed keywords

ISLAND ARC; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; VOLCANISM;

AFRICA; EASTERN DESERT; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; RED SEA [(GVR) EGYPT]; WADI HODEIN;

NUBIAN;

EID: 33644893334     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.12.007     Document Type: Article

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