Genesis of kasolite associated with aplite-pegmatite at Jabal Sayid, Hijaz region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Dawood, Yehia H ^a,b   Harbi, Hesham M ^a   Abd El Naby, Hamdy H ^a,c  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^c NUCLEAR MATERIALS AUTHORITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Jabal Sayid; Kasolite; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Pegmatite; Uranyl complexes

Indexed keywords

APLITE; CALCIUM; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; IRON; LEAD; MINERALOGY; PEGMATITE; PHOSPHORUS; SILICATE MINERAL; URANIUM;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 70349229173     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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