The role of the najd fault system in the tectonic evolution of the hammamat molasse sediments, eastern desert, Egypt

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-26

  Abd El Wahed, Mohamed A ^a  

^a Tanta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Constriction; Eastern Desert; Egypt; Molasse basins; Najd Fault System; Strain analysis; Tectonic evolution; Transpression

Indexed keywords

BASIN ANALYSIS; FAULT; FOLIATION; MOLASSE; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; STRAIN ANALYSIS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THRUST; TRANSPRESSION;

EASTERN DESERT; EGYPT;

EID: 76349126358     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-008-0030-0     Document Type: Article

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