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Petrology, Geochemistry and Mineral Chemistry of Neoproterozoic Granitoids, Wadi Zaghra, Southern Sinai, Egypt

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Last updated: 23 Jan 2023

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Wadi Zaghra granitoid intrusion is a part of the Neoproterozoic Pan-African basement cropping out in southern Sinai, Egypt. The intrusion comprises granodiorite, tonalite, monzogranites, syenogranite, and alkali feldspar granites with minor quartz-diorite. The present study includes geologic setting, field relationships, petrography, whole-rock geochemistry, mineral chemistry, and geothermo-barometry. Geochemically, Zaghra granitoid rocks are derived from peraluminous magma and exhibit a transitional calc-alkaline to alkaline magma type affinity of I type, as well as island arc setting belonging to the volcanic arc regime. Microprobe data of amphiboles are calcic-type and have the composition of actinolite, actinolite hornblende, magnesio-hornblende, and edenite. They are formed under low pressure. Biotites are Mg-rich and meroxene types. Plagioclase has a composition of albite and oligoclase fields with minor andesine. According to mineral chemistry, Wadi Zaghra granitoid rocks crystallized at an average pressure of about 1.4 Kb and a temperature range of 650 °C to an 700 °C.

DOI

10.21608/djs.2022.159742.1037

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Wadi Zaghra, South Sinai, Island Arc, Whole-rock geochemistry, Microprobe data

Authors

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Mohamed F.

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Ghoneim

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Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

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ghoneimf@yahoo.com

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Mohamed

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Abo Anber

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Department of Gelogy Faculty of Science Tanta University

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mmanbar@science.tanta.edu.eg

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0000-0002-9974-2324

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Ismail A.

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Thabit

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Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

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aya642004@yahoo.com

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Zeinab M.

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Karkash

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Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

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zeinab.mohammed92@gmail.com

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Ahmed E.

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Masoud

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Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

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ashmasoud@gmail.com

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44

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2

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34464

Issue Date

2022-07-01

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2022-08-31

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2022-07-01

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133

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154

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1012-5965

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2735-5306

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Delta Journal of Science

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23 Jan 2023