Mineralogical and geochemical investigations of the Middle Eocene ironstones, El Bahariya Depression, Western Desert, Egypt

Gondwana Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 717-736

  Salama, Walid ^a   El Aref, Mourtada ^a   Gaupp, Reinhard ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Egypt; El Bahariya Depression; Geochemistry; Ironstone; Mineralogy

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; FACIES ANALYSIS; MANGANESE OXIDE; MINERALOGY; ORE DEPOSIT; OXIDATION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTARY ROCK;

EGYPT; WESTERN DESERT;

EID: 84863862961     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.11.011     Document Type: Article

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