Syn- and post-accretionary structures in the Neoproterozoic Central Allaqi-Heiani suture zone, Southeastern Egypt

Precambrian Research

Volumn 185, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 95-108

  Abdeen, Mamdouh M ^a   Abdelghaffar, Amr A ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b WESTERNGECO   (United States)

Author keywords

Allaqi Heiani suture; Gabgaba terrane; Pan African; South Eastern Desert terrane; Transpressionl Arabian Nubian Shield

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TRANSPRESSION;

ALLAQI-HEIANI SUTURE ZONE; ARABIAN SHIELD; EGYPT; NUBIAN SHIELD;

EID: 79951516559     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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