Tracing the geochemical imprints of Maastrichtian black shales in southern Tethys, Egypt: Assessing hydrocarbon source potential and environmental signatures

D Fathy, A Baniasad, R Littke, M Sami - International Journal of Coal …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study conducted comprehensive bulk and molecular geochemical analyses, as well as
elemental investigations, on seventeen black shale samples collected from the Upper …

Late campanian climatic-continental weathering assessment and its influence on source rocks deposition in southern Tethys, Egypt

D Fathy, R Abart, M Wagreich, S Gier, MS Ahmed… - Minerals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Climatic variability and silicate weathering are remarkable features throughout the Late
Cretaceous period. Late Campanian black shale is considered the most significant silicate …

Biome responses to a hydroclimatic crisis in an early cretaceous (Barremian–Aptian) subtropical inland lake ecosystem, Northwest China

K Zhang, R Liu, E Bai, Z Zhao, G Peyrotty… - Palaeogeography …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Early Cretaceous palaeoclimate was characterized by arid–humid alternation
and accompanied by a series of short-term extreme environmental events, resulting in …

Assessing geochemical and natural radioactivity impacts of Hamadat phosphatic mine through radiological indices

D Fathy, HMH Zakaly, ESR Lasheen, R Elsaman… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The utilization of phosphorite deposits as an industrial resource is of paramount importance,
and its sustainability largely depends on ensuring safe and responsible practices. This study …

Radiological risk parameters of the phosphorite deposits, Gebel Qulu El Sabaya: Natural radioactivity and geochemical characteristics

ESR Lasheen, HMH Zakaly, BM Alotaibi, DA Saadawi… - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study investigates the distribution of natural radioactivity and geological, geochemical,
and environmental risk assessments of phosphorite deposits to determine their suitability for …

Factors controlling the distribution of oil shale layers in the Eocene Fushun Basin, NE China

Y Li, P Sun, Z Liu, Y Xu, R Liu, L Ma - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Fushun Basin is a typical continental basin filled with organic-rich fine-grained
sedimentary rocks, such as coal, oil shale and greyish green mudstone. Currently, research …

Geochemistry of the Late Cretaceous to Paleogene sedimentary deposits of the SW Anambra Basin (Nigeria): Implications for provenance, tectonic conditions, and …

EJ Omietimi, N Lenhardt, R Yang, AE Götz… - Journal of African Earth …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Anambra Basin in southwestern Nigeria is part of the West and Central Africa
Rift System (WCARS), with sedimentary successions comprising freshwater, deltaic, and …

Origin of microbial–hydrothermal bedded dolomites in the Permian Lucaogou Formation lacustrine shales, Junggar Basin, NW China

A Wu, J Cao, J Zhang, T Wu, Y Wang - Sedimentary Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Dolomite is widely developed in the shale sequences of saline lakes and has significance in
paleoenvironmental, paleoclimatic, and petroleum geology research. In this study, a new …

Origin and enrichment of vanadium in the lower Cambrian black shales, south China

T Wu, R Yang, L Gao, J Li, J Gao - ACS omega, 2021 - ACS Publications
The Lower Cambrian black shales of the Sansui vanadium deposits, located in South China,
host a thin accumulation of Ni, Mo, V, and platinum group of elements (PGE). However …

Geochemical evidence for photic zone euxinia during greenhouse climate in the Tethys Sea, Egypt

D Fathy, M Wagreich, M Sami - Conference of the Arabian Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Upper cretaceous organic-rich sediments are good archives for the paleoceanographic
changes. Here, a comprehensive set of geochemical, biological, and mineralogical data …