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ESTIMATION AND INTERPRETATION OF RADIOACTIVE HEAT PRODUCTION USING AIRBORNE GAMMA-RAY SURVEY DATA OF G. UMM ANAB - G. EL DOB REGION, CENTRAL EASTERN DESERT, EGYPT

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The present work deals with mapping the radioactive heat production from rocks in Gabal (G.) Umm Anab - G. El Dob area at the central Eastern Desert of Egypt, using the airborne spectrometric gamma-ray survey data. The results show that, the radioactive heat production in the areas ranges from 0.14 μWm-3 to 5.50 μWm-3. In the granites, metagabbro to metadiorite in the western part of Gabal Umm Anab has abnormally high radioactive heat production values varying from 2.10 μWm-3 to 4.19 μWm-3. Meanwhile, the higher averages of radioactive heat production of these rock units change from 1.20 μWm-3 to 1.50 μWm-3. The intermediate averages of heat production of Hammamat sediments, metavolcanics, intrusive metagabbro, and Dokhane volcanics have values ranging from 0.80 μWm-3 to 1.20 μWm-3. The lowest average values of heat production less than 0.80 μWm-3 and are found in the Quaternary deposits, metavolcanics, sedimentary rocks, meta sediments, gabbroic rocks (fresh olivine gabbro and troctolite). Umm Mahara Formation, melanocritic medium-to high-grade metamorphic rocks and Taref Formation.

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10.21608/jegs.2020.385810

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N.H.

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EL GENDY

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(1) Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt

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M.A.S.

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YOUSSEF

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(2) Nuclear Materials Authority, Exploration Division, P.O. Box 530, Maadi, Cairo, Egypt.

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ELKHODARY

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(1) Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt

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Th.A.M. SHAMS

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EL DEEN

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(1) Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt

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2020-12-01

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2024-10-12

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2020-12-01

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1687-2207

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Journal of Egyptian Geophysical Society

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ESTIMATION AND INTERPRETATION OF RADIOACTIVE HEAT PRODUCTION USING AIRBORNE GAMMA-RAY SURVEY DATA OF G. UMM ANAB - G. EL DOB REGION, CENTRAL EASTERN DESERT, EGYPT

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