Geochemistry and tectonic evolution of the Neoproterozoic incipient arc-forearc crust in the Fawakhir area, Central Eastern Desert of Egypt

Precambrian Research

Volumn 175, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 116-134

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^d CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Active continental margin; Arabian Nubian Shield; Egypt; Neoproterozoic; Ophiolite; Subduction initiation

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GEODYNAMICS; GONDWANA; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; MAGMA; OPHIOLITE; PILLOW LAVA; PROTEROZOIC; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

AFRICA; ARABIAN PENINSULA; ARABIAN SHIELD; ASIA; EASTERN DESERT; EGYPT; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA; NUBIAN SHIELD;

EID: 70350705706     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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