Ooids are a major constituent of the Pleistocene carbonates along the northwestern coastal ridges of Egypt. For a detailed diagenetic study of the rocks, the Mersa Matruh area was selected. Petrographic examination shows ...

The Jabal Abu Safiyah is a layered intrusion, which was emplaced within volcanosedimentary rocks. It extends in an arc for about 15 km and displays clear layering. The lower zone plagioclases were studied by electron ...

In order to evaluate the hydrogeological setting of the Quaternary aquifer and the related geological structures controlling its characteristics. A total of 50 vertical electrical soundings (VES.s) were conducted along 13 ...

The Upper Pliocene- pleistocene Nile sediments cropping out in the areas around El Salamony and El Sawamha Sharq constitute two terraces including five facies ; flood plain , talus and lacustrine facies in the upper terrace ...

Combined microscopic, grain-size and heavy-mineral analyses were carried out on the Bahariya Formation at Gebel El-Dist (type section), Bahariya Oasis. These studies revealed that the formation is composed of moderately ...

Wadi El-Assiuti is located east of Assiut city and extends in almost northeast direction. The entrance of the wadi is suitable site for reclamation and city planning projects. Consequently, it is very important to study ...

The Khashm Formation is introduced as a new lithostratigraphic unit to include the sandstones and shale interbeds which constitute the upper part of the Cretaceous Wasia Group (s. /.) outcropping in central Arabia. It ...

Desert roses are crystals which usually take the form of rose petal. They have definite crystal shapes, and enclose sand grains. The desert roses were scattered along an area of about 500m2 in the Ayn Dar area, near Abqaiq, ...

The Nile Delta area is geothermally studied to define the behaviour of geothermal gradient in different wells and to determine the distribution of heat in some interesting rock formations. The geothermal investigation of ...

St. Catherine area, some 900 km in size, is dominated by basement rocks Encompassing old continental gneisses, metasediments, greenstone belt, calc-alkaline granites (G-II-granites), rift-related volcanics (RV), and ...