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1 online resource |
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Regional geology reviews |
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Regional geology reviews.
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| Contents |
Intro -- Preface -- Why This Book? -- Contents -- References -- Contents -- About the Editors -- 1 Turin Papyrus Map and Historical Background of Geological Work in Egypt -- Abstract -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Turin Papyrus -- 1.3 Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Activities -- 1.4 From Bonaparte to the End of the Nineteenth Century -- 1.5 1896 to 1950 -- 1.6 Since 1950 -- 1.7 Future Trends -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 The Egyptian Nubian Shield Within the Frame of the Arabian-Nubian Shield -- Abstract -- 2.1 Formation and Amalgamation of Gondwana Supercontinent |
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2.2 Orogens that Shaped the Greater Gondwana -- 2.2.1 The West- African-Brasiliano Orogeny -- 2.2.2 The Damara-Zambesi-Lufilian Orogeny -- 2.2.3 The East African Orogeny -- 2.2.4 Kuunga Orogeny -- 2.3 The Arabian-Nubian Shield (ANS) -- 2.3.1 Geology of the Arabian-Nubian Shield -- 2.3.2 Ophiolites of the Arabian-Nubian Shield -- 2.3.3 How Juvenile Is the Arabian-Nubian Shield? -- 2.3.4 Accretion and Thickening in the Arabian-Nubian Shield -- 2.3.5 Tectonic Models of the Arabian-Nubian Shield -- 2.4 The Egyptian Nubian Shield -- 2.4.1 The South-Eastern Desert (SED) |
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2.4.2 The Central Eastern Desert (CED) -- 2.4.3 The Northern Eastern Desert (NED) -- 2.4.4 The Egyptian Nubian Shield in Sinai -- 2.5 Summary and Concluding Remarks -- References -- 3 Rock Succession in Egyptian Nubian Shield -- Abstract -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Brief Classification of the Egyptian Basement Rocks -- 3.2.1 Stratigraphical Classification of Precambrian Rocks (Geosynclinal Concept) -- 3.2.2 Structural Classification -- 3.3 History of Pan-African -- 3.4 General Description of the Rock Units Constituting the Basement Complex -- 3.4.1 Gneiss Assemblages |
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3.4.2 Age of the Gneissic Rocks -- 3.5 Pan-African Rock Assemblages -- 3.5.1 Ophiolites -- 3.5.2 Age of Ophiolites -- 3.5.3 Age of the Metavolcanics -- 3.5.4 Dokhan Volcanics -- 3.5.4.1 Post-Hammamat Felsite -- 3.5.4.2 Age of the Dokhan Volcanics -- 3.5.5 Hammamat Group -- 3.5.5.1 Age of the Hammamat Sediments -- 3.5.6 Ultrabasic-Basic Intrusions -- 3.5.6.1 Ages of Ultrabasic-Basic Intrusions -- 3.5.7 Granites -- 3.5.7.1 Age of the Older Granitoids -- 3.5.7.2 Age of the Younger Granitoids -- Acknowledgements -- References |
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4 The Sinai Metamorphic Complexes from Rodinia Rifting to the Gondwana Collision -- Abstract -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Sinai Metamorphic Complexes -- 4.2.1 Lithology, Setting, and Protoliths of the Feiran-Solaf Metamorphic Complex (FSMC) -- 4.2.2 Lithology, Setting, and Protoliths of the Taba Metamorphic Complex (TMC) -- 4.2.3 Lithology, Setting, and Protoliths of the Kid Metamorphic Complex (KMC) -- 4.2.4 Lithology, Setting, and Protoliths of the Sa'al-Zaghara Metamorphic Complex (SZMC) -- 4.3 Structural Setting of Sinai Metamorphic Complexes -- 4.3.1 Structure of the Feiran-Solaf Complex |
| Summary |
This richly illustrated book provides an overview of the Neoproterozoic Pan-African Belt of Egypt (PABE), which represents the northwestern continuation of the Arabian-Nubian Shield (ANS) and the East African Orogen (EAO). The first chapter offers an introduction to the Turin Papyrus Map and the historical background of the PABE, while the second addresses how the PABE is related to the ANS and EAO. Rock succession of the PABE is dealt with in Chapter 3, while Chapter 4 focuses on Sinai Metamorphic Core Complexes and implications on the break-up of Rodinia. Subsequent chapters discuss a broad range of topics, e.g. ophiolite-dominated suprastructural rocks; volcanosedimentary succession, Neoproterozoic volcanism and volcanic rocks in Egypt; enigmatic issues concerning granite, Dokhan and Hammamat sediments; the lithospheric mantle beneath the Northeast African continent and the mantle section of Neoproterozoic ophiolites from the PABE; sutures, megashears and petrogenetic evolution of the Neoproterozoic rocks of Egypt; and metallic and non-metallic mineral deposits in the PABE, which are covered in extensive detail. The book's closing chapters discuss the application of remote sensing techniques and anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) to decipher the tectonic evolution of the PABE, as well as the use of geophysical data to map structural features and hydrothermal alteration zones in the PABE |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 23, 2020) |
| Subject |
Shields (Geology) -- Egypt
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Geology -- Egypt.
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Geology
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Shields (Geology)
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| SUBJECT |
Arabian-Nubian Shield. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89001717
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Arabian-Nubian Shield
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Egypt
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hamimi, Zakaria, editor
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| ISBN |
9783030497712 |
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3030497712 |
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