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dc.contributor.authorAli, K.
dc.contributor.authorMoghazi, A.
dc.contributor.authorMaurice, A.
dc.contributor.authorOmar, S.
dc.contributor.authorWang, Qiang
dc.contributor.authorWilde, Simon
dc.contributor.authorMoussa, E.
dc.contributor.authorManton, W.
dc.contributor.authorStern, R.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:33:41Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:33:41Z
dc.date.created2013-04-03T20:00:33Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationAli, Kamal A. and Moghazi, Abdel-Kader M. and Maurice, Ayman E. and Omar, Sayed A. and Wang, Qiang and Wilde, Simon A. et al. 2012. Composition, age, and origin of the ~620 Ma Humr Akarim and Humrat Mukbid A-type granites: no evidence for pre-Neoproterozoic basement in the Eastern Desert, Egypt. International Journal of Earth Sciences. 101 (7): pp. 1705-1722.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47485
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00531-012-0759-2
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The Humr Akarim and Humrat Mukbid plutons, in the central Eastern Desert of Egypt, are late Neoproterozoic post-collisional alkaline A-type granites. Humr Akarim and Humrat Mukbid plutonic rocks consist of subsolvus alkali granites and a subordinate roof facies of albite granite, which hosts greisen and Sn–Mo-mineralized quartz veins; textural and field evidence strongly suggest the presence of late magmatic F-rich fluids. The granites are Si-alkali rich, Mg–Ca–Ti poor with high Rb/Sr (20–123), and low K/Rb (27–65). They are enriched in high field strength elements (e.g., Nb, Ta, Zr, Y, U, Th) and heavy rare earth elements (Lan/Ybn = 0.27–0.95) and exhibit significant tetrad effects in REE patterns. These geochemical attributes indicate that granite trace element distribution was controlled by crystal fractionation as well as interaction with fluorine-rich magmatic fluids. U–Pb SHRIMP zircon dating indicates an age of ~630–620 Ma but with abundant evidence that zircons were affected by late corrosive fluids (e.g., discordance, high common Pb). eNd at 620 Ma ranges from +3.4 to +6.8 (mean = +5.0) for Humr Akarim granitic rocks and from +4.8 to +7.5(mean = +5.8) for Humrat Mukbid granitic rocks. Some slightly older zircons (~740 Ma, 703 Ma) may have been inherited from older granites in the region. Our U–Pb zircon data and Nd isotope results indicate a juvenile magma source of Neoproterozoic age like that responsible for forming most other ANS crust and refute previous conclusions that pre-Neoproterozoic continental crust was involved in the generation of the studied granites.

dc.publisherSpringer
dc.subjectA-type granite
dc.subjectArabian-Nubian Shield
dc.subjectNd isotopes
dc.subjectU–Pb zircon dating
dc.subjectNeoproterozoic
dc.titleComposition, age, and origin of the ~620 Ma Humr Akarim and Humrat Mukbid A-type granites: no evidence for pre-Neoproterozoic basement in the Eastern Desert, Egypt
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume101
dcterms.source.startPage1705
dcterms.source.endPage1722
dcterms.source.issn1437-3254
dcterms.source.titleInternational Journal of Earth Sciences
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