Origin of late Cretaceous phosphorites in Egypt

The Duwi phosphorite deposits in Egypt are a part of the Middle East to North African phosphogenic province of Late Cretaceous–Palaeogene age. Their origin is controversial. Most previous authors have considered them to be in situ, authigenic deposits. Phosphatic grains in the Egyptian phosphorites...

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Main Author: H Baioumy, R Tada, .
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spelling my.utp.eprints.122722017-08-24T07:01:27Z Origin of late Cretaceous phosphorites in Egypt H Baioumy, R Tada, . QE Geology The Duwi phosphorite deposits in Egypt are a part of the Middle East to North African phosphogenic province of Late Cretaceous–Palaeogene age. Their origin is controversial. Most previous authors have considered them to be in situ, authigenic deposits. Phosphatic grains in the Egyptian phosphorites are well-rounded phosphatic mudclasts (45–65%) and phosphatic bioclasts (35–55%). Phosphatic mudclasts are internally structureless but sometimes contain silt-sized detrital grains such as quartz and bone fragments, suggesting a reworked origin from pre-existing phosphatic mudstone. 2005-04 Article PeerReviewed http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195667105000200 H Baioumy, R Tada, . (2005) Origin of late Cretaceous phosphorites in Egypt. Origin of Late Cretaceous phosphorites in Egypt . http://eprints.utp.edu.my/12272/
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H Baioumy, R Tada, .
Origin of late Cretaceous phosphorites in Egypt
description The Duwi phosphorite deposits in Egypt are a part of the Middle East to North African phosphogenic province of Late Cretaceous–Palaeogene age. Their origin is controversial. Most previous authors have considered them to be in situ, authigenic deposits. Phosphatic grains in the Egyptian phosphorites are well-rounded phosphatic mudclasts (45–65%) and phosphatic bioclasts (35–55%). Phosphatic mudclasts are internally structureless but sometimes contain silt-sized detrital grains such as quartz and bone fragments, suggesting a reworked origin from pre-existing phosphatic mudstone.
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title Origin of late Cretaceous phosphorites in Egypt
title_short Origin of late Cretaceous phosphorites in Egypt
title_full Origin of late Cretaceous phosphorites in Egypt
title_fullStr Origin of late Cretaceous phosphorites in Egypt
title_full_unstemmed Origin of late Cretaceous phosphorites in Egypt
title_sort origin of late cretaceous phosphorites in egypt
publishDate 2005
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195667105000200
http://eprints.utp.edu.my/12272/
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