Thrusting and multiple folding in the Neoproterozoic Pan-African basement of Wadi Hodein area, south Eastern Desert, Egypt

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 21-29

  Abdeen, M M ^a,b   Sadek, M F ^a   Greiling, R O ^c  

^a NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES   (Egypt)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Egypt; Najd fault system; Neoproterozoic; Pan African tectonics; Structure

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FAULT GEOMETRY; FOLDING; FRACTURE ZONE; KINEMATICS; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; THRUST FAULT;

EASTERN DESERT; EGYPT; RED SEA [(GVR) EGYPT]; WADI HODEIN;

EID: 76349101542     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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