MINERALOGY OF STREAM SEDIMENTS IN THE GABAL KAB-AMIRI AREA, CENTRAL EASTERN DESERT, EGYPT
A. Wetait, M., El Hadary, A., Khamies, A., Zoheir, B., M. Elalfi, S. (2014). MINERALOGY OF STREAM SEDIMENTS IN THE GABAL KAB-AMIRI AREA, CENTRAL EASTERN DESERT, EGYPT. EKB Journal Management System, 2014(6), 63-73. doi: 10.21608/absb.2014.22611
Mohamed A. Wetait; Ahmed F. El Hadary; Ahmed A. Khamies; Basem A. Zoheir; Sameh M. Elalfi. "MINERALOGY OF STREAM SEDIMENTS IN THE GABAL KAB-AMIRI AREA, CENTRAL EASTERN DESERT, EGYPT". EKB Journal Management System, 2014, 6, 2014, 63-73. doi: 10.21608/absb.2014.22611
A. Wetait, M., El Hadary, A., Khamies, A., Zoheir, B., M. Elalfi, S. (2014). 'MINERALOGY OF STREAM SEDIMENTS IN THE GABAL KAB-AMIRI AREA, CENTRAL EASTERN DESERT, EGYPT', EKB Journal Management System, 2014(6), pp. 63-73. doi: 10.21608/absb.2014.22611
A. Wetait, M., El Hadary, A., Khamies, A., Zoheir, B., M. Elalfi, S. MINERALOGY OF STREAM SEDIMENTS IN THE GABAL KAB-AMIRI AREA, CENTRAL EASTERN DESERT, EGYPT. EKB Journal Management System, 2014; 2014(6): 63-73. doi: 10.21608/absb.2014.22611

MINERALOGY OF STREAM SEDIMENTS IN THE GABAL KAB-AMIRI AREA, CENTRAL EASTERN DESERT, EGYPT

Al-Azhar Bulletin of Science
Article 4, Volume 2014, Issue 6, June 2014, Page 63-73  XML PDF (1.63 MB)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/absb.2014.22611
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Authors
Mohamed A. Wetait* 1; Ahmed F. El Hadary1; Ahmed A. Khamies1; Basem A. Zoheir2; Sameh M. Elalfi3
1Nuclear Materials Authority, Cairo, Egypt
2Faculty of science, Banha, Egypt
3Nuclear Materials Authority , Egypt
Abstract
This study provides an information about the heavy mineral composition of stream sediments of Wadi Kab - Amiri, Wadi
Kab Um El Abas and Wadi El Saqia in the central Eastern Desert of Egypt. Geological and mineralogical investigations reveal
the significant potential of the stream sediments in all the wadis for radioactive anomalies. Mineralogy of the heavy mineral
separates includs variable contents of rare metal-, Th- and U-bearing minerals. Monazite, thorite and allanite are recorded in
addition to several Nb-Ta-bearing phasess. Electron microprobe and EDX analyses constrain on the variable contents of Th
and U in most heavy minerals under investigation. Considering the proximal radiometric anomalies and similar mineralogical
composition of the KabAmiriintrusion and the more significant episyenitemass, it is concluded that the investigated stream
sediments are endogenic sediments with inherited radiogenic and mineral budget.
Keywords
KabAmiri area; Stream Sediments; Heavy minerals; Th- and U-bearing minerals
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