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Petrology and geochemistry of granitic rocks at Gabal El-Magal El Harami and Wadi El-Hima district, Southeastern Desert, Egypt

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology, Volcanology.

Abstract

The present study constrains on the geological, petrographical, and geochemical characteristics of the granitic rocks exposed at Gabal El-Magal El-Harami and Wadi El-Hima. The studied area spotlights on the several granitic rock types such as: biotite monzogranites, syenogranites, gneissose biotite granites, and garnet-biotite deformed granites (leucogranites). This area is affected by two major shear zone distributed in the south Hafafit and Nugrus. Petrographically, biotite monzogranites mainly comprises quartz, plagioclase, potash feldspar, biotite, chlorite, muscovite, and sericite. Syenogranites have similarities with the biotite monzogranites but with different contents where plagioclase is the dominant constituent in biotite monzogranites. Garnet-biotite deformed granites are one of the unique varieties in the field of study, which consists of quartz, plagioclase, K-feldspar, garnet, and biotite. These rocks are distinguished by many types of alteration resulting of major shear zones that affected on the region. Biotite monzogranites, syenogranites, and garnet-biotite deformed granites have strong peraluminous (A=CNK>1.1) behaviour and a high in SiO2, Al2O3, and alkali content with low TiO2, MgO, CaO, and Fe2O3 contents. These have a calc-alkaline affinity, intermediate Rb/Sr, high Ba/Sr, high Ba/Rb, and low Na2O/K2O. These granites resemble I-type granites in geochemical terms and were probably produced in a syn-collision regime. The garnet is of magmatic origin, and its textural and chemical characteristics suggest that it is chemically like highly-fractionated I-type granites. The present granites may have been possibly derived from melting of an amphibolitic and metagreywackes lower crust under plated by basaltic magmas.

DOI

10.21608/egjg.2024.317269.1088

Keywords

El-Hima, Magal El-Harami, granites, garnet, Geochemistry, Egypt

Authors

First Name

Mohammed

Last Name

Elnagar

MiddleName

Ebid

Affiliation

Geology, Faculty of Science Al-Azhar University Nasr City

Email

mohammedebid@azhar.edu.eg

City

Tanta

Orcid

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First Name

Hatem

Last Name

El-Desoky

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

heldesoky@azhar.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Gehad

Last Name

Ibrahim

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Vice Chairman of the Nuclear Materials Authority, Department of Geology

Email

drgehad_m@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Abdel-Rahman

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University

Email

kady2040@azhar.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Mohammed

Last Name

heikel

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University , Nasr City, Cairo, PO, Egypt

Email

heikal@azhar.edu.eg

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-

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Volume

68

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

45415

Issue Date

2024-12-01

Receive Date

2024-09-01

Publish Date

2024-12-01

Page Start

341

Page End

365

Print ISSN

0022-1384

Online ISSN

2805-2617

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https://egjg.journals.ekb.eg/article_381856.html

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2,013

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Geology

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https://egjg.journals.ekb.eg/

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Petrology and geochemistry of granitic rocks at Gabal El-Magal El Harami and Wadi El-Hima district, Southeastern Desert, Egypt

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28 Dec 2024