Orogenic gold in the Egyptian Eastern Desert: Widespread gold mineralization in the late stages of Neoproterozoic orogeny

BA Zoheir, PR Johnson, RJ Goldfarb, DD Klemm - Gondwana Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Arabian-Nubian Shield (ANS) is a rapidly emerging world-class province for
gold resources mainly in structurally-controlled quartz±carbonate veins that are best …

Transpressional imbricate thrust zones controlling gold mineralization in the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt

MA Abd El-Wahed, H Harraz, MH El-Behairy - Ore Geology Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Strongly deformed volcaniclastic metasediments and ophiolitic slices hosting the Sukari gold
mineralization display evidence of a complex structural evolution involving three main …

Shear-related gold ores in the Wadi Hodein Shear Belt, South Eastern Desert of Egypt: analysis of remote sensing, field and structural data

M Abd El-Wahed, B Zoheir, AB Pour, S Kamh - Minerals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Space-borne multispectral and radar data were used to comprehensively map geological
contacts, lithologies and structural elements controlling gold-bearing quartz veins in the …

Orogenic gold in transpression and transtension zones: Field and remote sensing studies of the barramiya–mueilha sector, Egypt

B Zoheir, MA El-Wahed, AB Pour, A Abdelnasser - Remote Sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
Multi-sensor satellite imagery data promote fast, cost-efficient regional geological mapping
that constantly forms a criterion for successful gold exploration programs in harsh and …

Neoproterozoic formation and evolution of Eastern Desert continental crust–The importance of the infrastructure-superstructure transition

RJ Stern - Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Neoproterozoic crust is beautifully exposed in the Eastern Desert (ED) of Egypt as an
unbroken rift-flank uplift extending∼ 800 km between the Nile and the Red Sea, from near …

Tectonics of the Eastern Desert of Egypt: key to understanding the neoproterozoic evolution of the Arabian–Nubian Shield (East African Orogen)

Z Hamimi, MA Abd El-Wahed, HA Gahlan… - The Geology of the Arab …, 2019 - Springer
The tectonic evolution of the Arabian–Nubian Shield (ANS), the northern continuation of the
East African Orogen (EAO), is enigmatic and a matter of controversy. The EAO is observed …

Structural lineament analysis of the Bir El-Qash area, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt, using integrated remote sensing and aeromagnetic data

WH Mohamed, MH Elyaseer, MEM Sabra - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The Bir El-Qash area, located in the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt, is
characterized by a diverse range of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks with ages …

[HTML][HTML] Multisensor satellite data and field studies for unravelling the structural evolution and gold metallogeny of the Gerf Ophiolitic Nappe, Eastern Desert, Egypt

M Abd El-Wahed, S Kamh, M Abu Anbar, B Zoheir… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
The gold mineralization located in the southern Eastern Desert of Egypt mostly occurs in
characteristic geologic and structural settings. The gold-bearing quartz veins and the …

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 …

Geochemistry and paleoweathering of metasediments and pyrite-bearing quartzite during the neoproterozoic era, Wadi ibib-wadi suwawrib, south Eastern Desert …

GM Saleh, FM Khaleal, ESR Lasheen - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022 - Springer
This contribution focuses on new geological and geochemical investigations of Wadi Ibib
(WI)-Wadi Suwawrib (WS) metasediments and pyrite-bearing quartzites to deduce the …