Neoproterozoic volcanism at Um Shilman-Um Dubr area, Southeast Aswan, Egypt: Geology, geochemistry and tectonic environment of the Dokhan Volcanic Formation

Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Abhandlungen

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 321-347

  Saleh, Gehad Mohamed ^a  

^a NUCLEAR MATERIALS AUTHORITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Dokhan volcanics; Fractionation modelling; Geochemistry; Incompatible trace element; Petrogenesis; Petrography; Rave earth elements

Indexed keywords

ASH FLOW; EPISODIC EVENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGY; IGNIMBRITE; METAMORPHISM; PROTEROZOIC; TUFF; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANISM;

AFRICA; ASWAN [EGYPT]; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 33746596608     PISSN: 00777757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0077-7757/2002/0177-0321     Document Type: Article

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