Prognostic Exploration of U-F-Au-Mo-W Younger Granites for Geochemical Pathfinders, Genetic Affiliations, and Tectonic Setting in El-Erediya-El-Missikat Province, Eastern Desert, Egypt

Younger granite bodies form two arches, the western and eastern (WA, EA), which extend from south northwards Meatique, ophiolitic group-island arc rocks, to large older outcrop north. This paper concerns feasibility of exploration in El-Erediya-Ria El-Garah-El-Gidami-El-Missikat Y Gr regions. Fieldwork remote sensing, together with geochemical, petrochemical, mineralogical studies, are used show controlling factors, routes, origins deposits. Remote sensing is delineate different rock units. Normal strike–slip NW, NNE faults, veins, fractured ENE shear zones, alteration zones magmatic-hydrothermal fluids discussed. Granites considered using petrochemical diagrams as resources. These rocks categorized syeno- alkali feldspar granites. Geochemical binary relationships recognized granites highly fractionated calc-alkaline-altered Monzo-, syeno-, formed active continental margin. The observed positive Ga vs. Cu, Zn, Ni correlations for epithermal-magmatic-hydrothermal polymetallic veins mineralized greisen zones. Negative Cu Mo correlation patterns probable Mo-porphyry deposits deeper at contact point between porphyritic perthite granitic El-Erediya mass. Zr/Sr 1.65 2.93 plus fluorites El-Missikat up 5.48 both U-poor U-rich El-Erediya. recorded U, Th, Pb vertical zoning sequence deposition differentiates U aureole deposit estimated lateral sequences these elements define centers Pathfinders examined area include Fe2O3 Mg O Ca correlations, also negative Rb/Sr K/Na Rb Sr ones, can be applied future prospecting similar U-F-Au-W-Mo Eastern Desert Egypt.