The origin of major talc deposits in the Eastern Desert of Egypt: relict fragments of a metamorphosed carbonate horizon?

Origin of I- and A-type granitoids from

Origin of I- and A-type granitoids from the Eastern Desert of Egypt: Implications for crustal growth in the northern Arabian–Nubian Shield

✍ E.S. Farahat; H.A. Mohamed; A.F. Ahmed; M.M. El Mahallawi 📂 Article 📅 2007 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 738 KB

I-and A-type granitoid rocks, emplaced during pre-and post-collision stages, respectively, of the Neoproterozoic Pan-African Orogeny, are widely distributed in the Eastern Desert of Egypt, constituting $60% of the basement outcrop. Petrological and geochemical data are presented for a selection of t