Geochemistry, Nd isotopes and U-Pb SHRIMP zircon dating of Neoproterozoic volcanic rocks from the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt: New insights into the ∼750 Ma crust-forming event

Precambrian Research

Volumn 171, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 1-22

  Ali, Kamal A ^a   Stern, Robert J ^a   Manton, William I ^a   Kimura, Jun Ichi ^b   Khamees, Hossam A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NUCLEAR MATERIALS AUTHORITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Arabian Nubian Shield; Metavolcanics; Nd isotopes; Neoproterozoic; SHRIMP dating

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GREENSCHIST; METAMORPHISM; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; SHRIMP DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; VOLCANIC ROCK; ZIRCON;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 65049088985     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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