Geochemistry and tectonic evolution of the Neoproterozoic Wadi Ghadir ophiolite, Eastern Desert, Egypt

Lithos

Volumn 113, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 158-178

  El Rahman, Yasser Abd ^a,b   Polat, Ali ^a   Dilek, Yildirim ^c   Fryer, Brian ^a,d   El Sharkawy, Mohamed ^b   Sakran, Shawki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active continental margin; Arabian Nubian Shield; Back arc basin; Egypt; Ophiolites; Ophiolitic m lange

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DIKE SWARM; GABBRO; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MANTLE SOURCE; MELANGE; OPHIOLITE; PILLOW LAVA; PROTEROZOIC; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THOLEIITE; TRACE ELEMENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN DESERT; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 70350236412     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2008.12.014     Document Type: Article

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