Mineralogy, geochemistry and origin of Mn in the high-Mn iron ores, Bahariya Oasis, Egypt

HM Baioumy, MZ Khedr, AH Ahmed - Ore Geology Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Although Mn is one of the major impurities in the economic iron ores from the Bahariya
Oasis, information on its modes of occurrence and origin is lacking in previous studies. High …

Differentiation of ironstone types by using rare earth elements and yttrium geochemistry–A case study from the Bahariya region, Egypt

AM Afify, ME Sanz-Montero, JP Calvo - Ore Geology Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the geological and geochemical characterization of ironstone deposits
encountered in two different sedimentary successions (upper Cretaceous and lower …

Karst heritage as a tourist attraction: a case study in the White Desert National Park, Western Desert, Egypt

EEDAH Khalaf - Geoheritage, 2022 - Springer
Geotourism is a form of maintainable tourism that emphasizes the geoheritage
characteristics of a district. Karst landforms are one of the most imperative appealing aspects …

Geological heritage of the Bahariya and Farafra oases, the central Western Desert, Egypt

EE Plyusnina, ES Sallam, DA Ruban - Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2016 - Elsevier
Archaeological and cultural heritage of Egypt is world-known, but its geological heritage is
yet to be revealed. Investigations in the central Western Desert of Egypt permitted finding a …

Crustal thermal structure of the Farafra oasis, Egypt, based on airborne potential field data

MA Zaher, S Elbarbary, SA Sultan, G El-Qady, A Ismail… - Geothermics, 2018 - Elsevier
The Farafra oasis is one of the most interesting and promising areas for geothermal energy
development in Egypt. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the geothermal …

Mineralogical and geochemical investigations of the middle Eocene ironstones, El bahariya depression, western desert, Egypt

W Salama, M El Aref, R Gaupp - Gondwana Research, 2012 - Elsevier
The Middle Eocene ironstone succession is located in the northeastern part of El Bahariya
Depression, Western Desert, Egypt. This succession is subdivided into lower and upper …

Deep insights into the radiation shielding features of heavy minerals in their native status: implications for their physical, mineralogical, geochemical, and …

MA Masoud, AM El-Khayatt, MW Marashdeh… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Barite and hematite are the most common heavy-weight minerals applied as aggregates in
radiation shielding concrete (RSC). Therefore, to limit the cement consumption and reduce …

Facies analysis and palaeoclimatic significance of ironstones formed during the Eocene greenhouse

W Salama, M El Aref, R Gaupp - Sedimentology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Lower and middle Eocene ironstone sequences of the Naqb and Qazzun formations from
the north‐east Bahariya Depression, Western Desert, Egypt, represent a proxy for early …

Volcanic geosites and their geoheritage values preserved in monogenetic neogene volcanic field, bahariya depression, Western Desert, Egypt: implication for climatic …

EEDAH Khalaf, MA Wahed, A Maged, H Mokhtar - Geoheritage, 2019 - Springer
Bahariya monogenetic volcanic field is characterized by important geomorphological
features (geomorphosites), namely, sub-circular maar-tuff ring, scoria cones, and domal …

A mixed hydrogenous and hydrothermal origin of the Bahariya iron ores, Egypt: evidences from the trace and rare earth element geochemistry

HM Baioumy, AH Ahmed, MZ Khedr - Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 2014 - Elsevier
This study utilizes the trace and rare earth element geochemistry of bulk ores and in situ LA-
ICP-MS analyses of mineral grains to clarify the controversy in the origin of the Bahariya …