The El Mayah molasse basin in the Eastern Desert of Egypt

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-15

  Shalaby, A ^a,b   Stuwe K ^a   Fritz, H ^a   Makroum, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Eastern Desert of Egypt; Molasse basin; Pan African evolution

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; DEPOSITION; GRABEN; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTATION; SHEAR ZONE; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

AFRICA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EGYPT; EURASIA; EUROPE; MOLASSE BASIN; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 33646346837     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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