Petrography and geochemistry of the siliciclastic Araba Formation (Cambrian), east Sinai, Egypt: imp...
Petrography and geochemistry of the siliciclastic Araba Formation (Cambrian), east Sinai, Egypt: implications for provenance, tectonic setting and source weathering
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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
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Combined petrographic and geochemical methods are utilized to investigate the provenance, tectonic setting, palaeo-weathering and climatic conditions of the Cambrian Araba clastic sediments of NE Egypt. The ~ 60 m thick Araba Formation consists predominantly of sandstone and mudstone interbedded with conglomerate. Petrographically the Araba sandsto...
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Petrography and geochemistry of the siliciclastic Araba Formation (Cambrian), east Sinai, Egypt: implications for provenance, tectonic setting and source weathering
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1845305628
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1845305628
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0016-7568
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1469-5081
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10.1017/S0016756815000771
