Neoproterozoic hybrid forearc–MOR ophiolite belts in the northern Arabian-Nubian Shield: no evidence for back-arc tectonic setting

H Sehsah, AM Eldosouky - International Geology Review, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Neoproterozoic Arabian-Nubian Shield (ANS) post-dates the Boring Billion
(1.85− 0.85 Ga), a transition dominated by extensive arc-magmatism, terrane accretion …

Carbonate alteration of ophiolitic rocks in the Arabian–Nubian Shield of Egypt: sources and compositions of the carbonating fluid and implications for the formation of …

A Boskabadi, IK Pitcairn, C Broman… - International Geology …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Ultramafic portions of ophiolitic fragments in the Arabian–Nubian Shield (ANS) show
pervasive carbonate alteration forming various degrees of carbonated serpentinites and …

A fore-arc setting of the Gerf ophiolite, Eastern Desert, Egypt: evidence from mineral chemistry and geochemistry of ultramafites

AAM Abdel-Karim, S Ali, HM Helmy, SA El-Shafei - Lithos, 2016 - Elsevier
The Gerf ophiolite is the largest mantle-derived complex in the Arabian–Nubian Shield
(ANS). This ophiolitic complex extends for tens of kilometers in the south Eastern Desert …

Geochemistry and tectonic evolution of the Neoproterozoic incipient arc–forearc crust in the Fawakhir area, Central Eastern Desert of Egypt

Y Abd El-Rahman, A Polat, Y Dilek, BJ Fryer… - Precambrian …, 2009 - Elsevier
The geodynamic origin of the Neoproterozoic ophiolites of the Arabian-Nubian Shield
exposed in the Eastern Desert of Egypt remains controversial. In this study, we present new …

Origin of Neoproterozoic ophiolitic peridotites in south Eastern Desert, Egypt, constrained from primary mantle mineral chemistry

MZ Khedr, S Arai - Mineralogy and Petrology, 2013 - Springer
The ophiolitic peridotites in the Wadi Arais area, south Eastern Desert of Egypt, represent a
part of Neoproterozoic ophiolites of the Arabian-Nubian Shield (ANS). We found relics of …

Geochemistry and petrology of metapyroxenite and metagabbro associated with Neoproterozoic serpentinites in the Arabian-Nubian Shield: fragments of a fore-arc …

BA Abuamarah, AMA Seddik, MK Azer… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The dismembered ophiolites in the Wadi Al-Barramiya area, Central Eastern Desert of
Egypt, are one of a series of Neoproterozoic ophiolites present in the Arabian-Nubian …

Mineral chemistry and geochemistry of ophiolitic metaultramafics from Um Halham and Fawakhir, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt

AAM Abdel-Karim, S Ali, SA El-Shafei - International Journal of Earth …, 2018 - Springer
This study is focused on ophiolitic metaultramafics from Um Halham and Fawakhir, Central
Eastern Desert of Egypt. The rocks include serpentinized peridotites, serpentinites together …

Genetic implications of Zn‐and Mn‐rich Cr‐spinels in serpentinites of the Tidding Suture Zone, eastern Himalaya, NE India

AK Singh, RB Singh - Geological Journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Metamorphosed serpentinites of the Tidding Suture Zone (TSZ), eastern Himalaya, contain
variably altered Cr‐spinels that are concentrically zoned from high‐Cr, low‐Fe3+ spinel at …

Cryogenian ophiolite tectonics and metallogeny of the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt

Y Abd El-Rahman, A Polat, Y Dilek… - International Geology …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The Central Eastern Desert (CED) is characterized by the widespread distribution of
Neoproterozoic intra-oceanic island arc ophiolitic assemblages. The ophiolitic units have …

Neoproterozoic arc–back-arc system in the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt: evidence from supra-subduction zone ophiolites

ES Farahat - Lithos, 2010 - Elsevier
Ophiolites are widely distributed in the Central Eastern Desert (CED) of Egypt, occurring as
clusters in the northern (NCEDO) and southern (SCEDO) segments. Mineralogical and …