The Sha'it-Nugrus shear zone separating Central and South Eastern Deserts, Egypt: A post-arc collision low-angle normal ductile shear zone

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 16-32

  Fowler, A ^a   Osman, A F ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Folded low angle normal fault (LANF); Neoproterozoic extension

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; DUCTILITY; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FLUID PRESSURE; FOLDING; GNEISS; HANGING WALL; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; NAPPE; NORMAL FAULT; PROTEROZOIC; SHEAR ZONE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

AFRICA; EASTERN DESERT; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 57649220070     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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