Geochemistry of an Alaskan-type mafic-ultramafic complex in Eastern Desert, Egypt: New insights and constraints on the Neoproterozoic island arc magmatism

Abu Hamamid Neoproterozoic Alaskan-type complex, south Eastern Desert, Egypt

Abu Hamamid (AH) Neoproterozoic (Sm/Nd model age of 770 ± 20 Ma) mafic–ultramafic intrusion lies along a NE–SW fracture zone in the Shadli Metavolcanic Belt, south Eastern Desert, Egypt. AH intrusion is concentrically zoned with cumulate clinopyroxenebearing dunite core mantled by olivine clinopyroxenite, hornblende clinopyroxenite and hornblende gabbroic rim. The observed crystallization seque...

Geological setting of the Meatiq metamorphic core complex in the Eastern Desert of Egypt based on amphibolite geochemistry

Abst rac t -Large parts of the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt consist of Neoproterozoic nappes of ophiolite and island-arc volcanic rocks. Beneath these nappes metamorphic basement domes are exposed in tectonic w indows such as the Meatiq basement. The mineral and whole rock chemistry of amphibol i tes included in the teconical ly lowermost granitoid gneiss, within the metasedimentary cover of...

Mafic - Ultramafic Rock Studies

In the Case of Maden Complex, Geochemical Constraints on the Origin and Tectonic Implication of Eocene Magmatism in SE Turkey

The origin and geodynamic setting of the Maden Complex, which is situated in the Bitlis–Zagros Suture Zone in the Southeast Anatolian Orogenic Belt, is still controversial due to lack of systematic geological and geochemical data. Here we present new whole rock major–trace–rare earth element data from the Middle Eocene volcanic rocks exposed in Maden Complex and discuss their origin in the ligh...

ژئوشیمی و سنگ‌زایی مجموعه‌ی افیولیتی هرسین- صحنه (شمال شرق کرمانشاه- غرب ایران) شاهدی بر زمین ساخت جنوب نئوتتیس

Ophiolites of the Zagros orogenic belt are part of the Tethys ophiolites, because of their geographical locations and link the Middle East ophiolites and other Asian ophiolites (e.g. Pakistani and Tibetan) to the Mediterranean ophiolites (e.g. Troodos , Greek and East European). The nature of the Harsin- Sahneh ophiolite (Kermanshah) traditionally identified as one of the Mesozoic southern bran...