Petrography and geochemistry of lower Paleozoic sandstones, East Sinai, Egypt: Implications for provenance and tectonic setting

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 43-54

  Akarish, Adel I M ^a   El Gohary, Amr M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egypt; Geochemistry; Paleozoic sandstones; Petrography; Provenance; Sinai

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ALTERATION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONTINENTAL SHELF; MINERALIZATION; MINERALOGY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOZOIC; PETROGRAPHY; PROVENANCE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTARY PETROLOGY; TECTONIC SETTING;

EGYPT; SINAI;

EID: 77949541121     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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