Post-orogenic and anorogenic A-type fluorite-bearing granitoids, Eastern Desert, Egypt: Petrogenetic and geotectonic implications

Chemie der Erde

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 431-450

  Mohamed, Fathy H ^a   El Sayed, Mohamed M ^a  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

Author keywords

A type granitoids; Egypt; F complexing; Fractional crystallization; Geochemistry; Partial melting

Indexed keywords

FELDSPAR; FLUORITE; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GRANITOID; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; OROGENY; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGENESIS; PLUTON; SOURCE ROCK;

AFRICA; EASTERN DESERT; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 52949083598     PISSN: 00092819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemer.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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