Orogenic gold in the Egyptian Eastern Desert: Widespread gold mineralization in the late stages of Neoproterozoic orogeny

BA Zoheir, PR Johnson, RJ Goldfarb, DD Klemm - Gondwana Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Arabian-Nubian Shield (ANS) is a rapidly emerging world-class province for
gold resources mainly in structurally-controlled quartz±carbonate veins that are best …

Transpressional imbricate thrust zones controlling gold mineralization in the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt

MA Abd El-Wahed, H Harraz, MH El-Behairy - Ore Geology Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Strongly deformed volcaniclastic metasediments and ophiolitic slices hosting the Sukari gold
mineralization display evidence of a complex structural evolution involving three main …

Tectonics of the Eastern Desert of Egypt: key to understanding the neoproterozoic evolution of the Arabian–Nubian Shield (East African Orogen)

Z Hamimi, MA Abd El-Wahed, HA Gahlan… - The Geology of the Arab …, 2019 - Springer
The tectonic evolution of the Arabian–Nubian Shield (ANS), the northern continuation of the
East African Orogen (EAO), is enigmatic and a matter of controversy. The EAO is observed …

Structural and tectonic framework of Neoproterozoic basement of Egypt: from gneiss domes to transpression belts

AR Fowler, Z Hamimi - The geology of Egypt, 2020 - Springer
The Neoproterozoic tectonic evolution of the Egyptian Eastern Desert (EED) basement is
documented, principally through its history of structural events, and to a lesser degree …

Genesis of the gneissic core complexes in the Arabian-Nubian Shield and its tectonic implications: A regional overview

M Abd El-Wahed, M Attia - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Metamorphic core complexes (MCCs) are a domed structures cored by high grade gneiss
overlain by low grade supracrustal rocks. They are characterized by some common features …

Structural and tectonic evolution of suture‐related belts and post‐accretionary systems in the Arabian‐Nubian Shield

M Abd El‐Wahed, M Attia - Geological Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Deforming belts in the Arabian‐Nubian Shield (ANS) are classified into (1) suture‐related
belts, including arc–arc and arc‐continental, and (2) post‐accretionary systems, including N …

Late Neoproterozoic basement rocks of Kadabora-Suwayqat area, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt: geochemical and remote sensing characterization

MF Sadek, MW Ali-Bik, SM Hassan - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2015 - Springer
Kadabora-Suwayqat area, in the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt, is built up by a wide
variety of non-consanguineous, basement rock units, which represent a tectono-stratigraphic …

Suture (s) and major shear zones in the Neoproterozoic basement of Egypt

Z Hamimi, MA Abd El-Wahed - The Geology of Egypt, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Arabian-Nubian Shield (ANS), the northern extension of the East African
Orogen (EAO), consists of a number of amalgamated island-arc tectonic terranes, separated …

Transpressive structures in the Ghadir Shear Belt, Eastern Desert, Egypt: evidence for partitioning of oblique convergence in the Arabian‐Nubian Shield during …

M ABD EL‐WAHED, S Kamh… - Acta Geologica Sinica …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Transpressional deformation has played an important role in the late Neoproterozoic
evolution of the Arabian‐Nubian Shield including the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt. The …

Re-Os geochronology of gold mineralization in the Fawakhir area, Eastern Desert, Egypt

BA Zoheir, RA Creaser, B Lehmann - International Geology …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
We report the first Re-Os data on gold-associated arsenopyrite from mesothermal gold-
quartz veins in the ancient Egyptian Fawakhir–El Sid gold mining district in the central …