Petrogenesis of anorogenic peralkaline granitic complexes from eastern Egypt

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-50

  Abdel Rahman, A M ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

A type granites; Egypt; Geochemistry; Petrogenesis; Rb Sr isotopes; Shear heating

Indexed keywords

FELDSPAR; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITE; ILMENITE; ISOTOPES; QUARTZ; RUBIDIUM; STRONTIUM; TECTONICS; ZIRCON;

A-TYPE GRANITES; EGYPT; PETROGENESIS; SHEAR HEATING;

PETROLOGY;

GRANITE; PETROGENESIS;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 33645521936     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461067010311     Document Type: Article

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