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 …

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 …

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 …

The role of the Najd Fault System in the tectonic evolution of the Hammamat molasse sediments, Eastern Desert, Egypt

MA Abd El-Wahed - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2010 - Springer
The Hammamat molasse sediments of the Eastern Desert of Egypt were deposited in
isolated basins formed during an initial stage of orogen parallel N–S extension (650–580 …

Pan-African dextral transpressive duplex and flower structure in the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt

MA Abd El-Wahed, SZ Kamh - Gondwana Research, 2010 - Elsevier
The NE–SW trending Mubarak shear belt in the Central Eastern Desert (CED) of Egypt
records the structural features of a transpression regime. Structural interpretation of satellite …

Oppositely dipping thrusts and transpressional imbricate zone in the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt

MA Abd El-Wahed - Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper documents the 40–60 km wide ENE–WSW trending Mubarak–Barramiya shear
belt (MBSB) in the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt by examining its structural styles …

Neoproterozoic tectonic events of Egypt

M ABD EL‐WAHED, Z Hamimi - Acta Geologica Sinica‐English …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Egyptian Nubian Shield (ENS) represents the northwestern part of the Arabian‐
Nubian Shield and the northern extension of the East African Orogen. The ENS is regarded …

The structural geometry and metamorphic evolution of the Umm Gheig shear belt, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt: implications for exhumation of Sibai core complex …

MA Abd El-Wahed, EM Lebda, KA Ali, S Kamh… - Arabian Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Field and structural studies supported by remote sensing and thermobarometeric data are
attempted to decipher the deformation and metamorphic histories of Umm Gheig shear belt …