The petrogenesis of late Precambrian fels1ic alkaline magmatism in south Sinai, Egypt

Acta Geologica Polonica

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 463-484

  Azer, Mokhles K ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

A type magma; Alkaline; El Hajid; Goza Banat; K enrichment

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ROCK; DIKE; FELSIC ROCK; GRANITE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMATISM; PETROGENESIS; PRECAMBRIAN;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; SINAI;

EID: 33846669413     PISSN: 00015709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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