The Geology of the Egyptian Nubian Shield [1st ed.] 9783030497705, 9783030497712

Table of contents :
Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiv
Turin Papyrus Map and Historical Background of Geological Work in Egypt (Abdel-Rahman Fowler, Zakaria Hamimi)....Pages 1-13
The Egyptian Nubian Shield Within the Frame of the Arabian–Nubian Shield (Mohamed Abd El-Wahed, Zakaria Hamimi)....Pages 15-51
Rock Succession in Egyptian Nubian Shield (Asran M. Asran)....Pages 53-81
The Sinai Metamorphic Complexes from Rodinia Rifting to the Gondwana Collision (Mahmoud Hassan, Tamer Abu-Alam, Abdel-Rahman Fowler)....Pages 83-106
The Infracrustal Rocks in the Egyptian Nubian Shield: An Overview and Synthesis (Mohamed Abd El-Wahed, Zakaria Hamimi)....Pages 107-160
The Ophiolite-Dominated Suprastructure, Eastern Desert, Egypt (Gaafar A. El Bahariya)....Pages 161-182
Ediacaran Post-collisional Volcanosedimentary Successions in Egypt (Hassan A. Eliwa, Christoph Breitkreuz, Khaled El-Gameel, Ibrahim M. Khalaf)....Pages 183-208
Neoproterozoic Ophiolitic and Arc Metavolcanics of the Egyptian Nubian Shield (Abdel-Aal M. Abdel-Karim)....Pages 209-238
The Egyptian Granitoids: an up-to-date Synopsis (Hamdy H. Abd El-Naby)....Pages 239-265
The Ediacaran Post-collisional Dokhan Volcanics (Mohammed Z. El-Bialy)....Pages 267-294
Ediacaran Sedimentary Rocks “so-called Hammamat” of the Egyptian Shield (Yasser Abd El-Rahman)....Pages 295-307
The Mantle Section of Neoproterozoic Ophiolites from the Pan-African Belt, Eastern Desert, Egypt: Tectonomagmatic Evolution, Metamorphism, and Mineralization (Hisham A. Gahlan, Mokhles K. Azer, Paul D. Asimow, Zakaria Hamimi)....Pages 309-341
Petrogenetic Evolution of the Neoproterozoic Igneous Rocks of Egypt (Mokhles K. Azer, Paul D. Asimow)....Pages 343-382
History of Mineral Exploration and Exploitation of the Egyptian Nubian Shield (Mohamed El-Sharkawi)....Pages 383-393
Active Plate Margin-Associated Base- and Precious-Metal Deposits (Ahmed E. Morad, Hassan M. Helmy)....Pages 395-407
Convergent-Margin Polymetallic Volcanic-Hosted Massive Sulfide Deposits (Ahmed E. Morad, Hassan M. Helmy)....Pages 409-423
Banded Iron Formation in the Egyptian Nubian Shield (Galal Hamed El-Habaak)....Pages 425-486
Ophiolite-Associated Cu, Ni, and Cr Deposits (Mohamed M. Hamdy, Mohamed Z. Khedr)....Pages 487-547
The Anatomy of Gold-Bearing Juvenile Neoproterozoic Crust (~870–550 Ma) in the Egyptian Segment of the Nubian Shield (Nagy Shawky Botros)....Pages 549-575
Sukari Gold Mine: Opportunities and Challenges (Michael Kriewaldt, Hitham Okasha, Mohamed Farghally)....Pages 577-591
Sn-W-Ta-Mo-U-REE Mineralizations Associated with Alkali Granite Magmatism in Egyptian Nubian Shield (Adel A. Surour)....Pages 593-604
The Pan-African Nonmetallic Mineral Deposits of Egypt: Genetic and Exploration Constraints (Hamdy M. Abdalla, Gehad M. Saleh)....Pages 605-643
Application of Remote Sensing in Detecting Mineralized Zones in the Pan-African Belt of Egypt (Safwat S. Gabr, Safaa M. Hassan, Mohamed F. Sadek)....Pages 645-664
Application of Magnetic Susceptibility and Its Anisotropy in Deciphering the Tectonic Evolution of the Pan-African Belt of Egypt (Abdelaziz L. Abdeldayem, Zakaria Hamimi)....Pages 665-681
Geophysical Data for Mapping Structural Features and Hydrothermal Alteration Zones in Basement Rock of Egypt (Sultan Awad Sultan Araffa)....Pages 683-700