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Quartz-syenite from
Mansouri Pluton, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Pluton
Classification
Type:Quartz-syenite
Age information
Maximum recorded age:131.6 ± 10 Ma
Minimum recorded age:131.6 ± 10 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1131.6 ± 10 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Rb-Sr
Sample references:
1 -
Hashad, A. H., AH, H., & EL REEDY, M. W. M. (1979). Geochronology of the anorogenic alkalic rocks South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals of the Geological Survey of Egypt, 9, 81-101.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz-syenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mansouri Pluton, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1424453
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1424453:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz-syenite
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘEl Gezira Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
References
El Ramly, M.F., Budanov, V.I. & Hussein, A.A.A. 1971. The alkaline rocks of south-eastern Egypt. Geological Survey of Egypt, Paper, 53.
Hashad, A. H., AH, H., & EL REEDY, M. W. M. (1979). Geochronology of the anorogenic alkalic rocks South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals of the Geological Survey of Egypt, 9, 81-101.
El-Ramly, M. F., & Hussein, A. A. (1982). The alkaline ring complexes of Egypt. Geol. Surv. Egypt, Paper, 63.
Aly, M. M., El Ramly, M. F., & Kabesh, M. L. (1983). Analyses of Egyptian rocks, igneous rocks, part I. The Geol. Survey of Egypt and Mining Authority, Cairo, paper, (66), 77-81.
Omar, G.I., Kohn, B.P., Lutz, T.M., Faul, H. (1987) The cooling history of Silurian to Cretaceous alkaline ring complexes, south Eastern Desert, Egypt, as revealed by fission-track analysis. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 83 (1) 94-108 doi:10.1016/0012-821x(87)90054-9
 
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