The Bi’r Umq-Nakasib suture zone, 5-65 km wide and over 600 km long, consists of highly deformed ophiolite nappes and metavolcanic, metasedimentary, and intrusive rocks contained in one of the longest ophiolite-decorated shear zones in the Arabian-Nubian Shield. The rocks originated in a variety of juvenile oceanic environments and include assemblages formed in mid-ocean-ridge, subduction-zone,...

A structural and petrological study of the Late Proterozoic rocks in the Wadi Kid area, Sinai, Egypt indicates the presence of an extensional metamorphic core complex in the northern Arabian–Nubian Shield. Gneissic domes throughout the Arabian–Nubian Shield resemble the core complex of the Wadi Kid area and as a result, they are interpreted as extensional metamorphic core complexes. The presenc...

High levels of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) in groundwater are typically attributed to anthropogenic sources. However, scientific reports over the last decade have demonstrated that relatively high levels of Cr(VI) in groundwater may also be due to natural processes. Cr(VI) is among the most significant groundwater contaminants, since it is a potential carcinogenic compound that is commonly fou...

This study presents the first geochemical, mineralogical and petrological data on mafic ultramafic rocks of Texenna (Lesser Kabylia, north-eastern Algeria) with aim constraining their tectonic setting in context Maghrebide belt. The magmatic-sedimentary complex comprises serpentinite, metabasites (metagabbro, metadolerite metabasalt pillow-lava structures), oceanic metasediments (radiolarite ca...

Microorganisms have been found to etch volcanic glass within volcaniclastic deposits from the Ontong Java Plateau, creating micron-sized tunnels and pits. The fossil record of such bioalteration textures is interpreted to extend back ∼3.5 billion years to include meta-volcanic glass from ophiolites and Precambrian greenstone belts. Bioalteration features within glass clasts from Leg 192 of the ...

Introduction: Numerous studies over the past decade have demonstrated that microbial life rapidly colonizes terrestrial subaqueous volcanic glass [1-5]. Evidence for microbial alteration of terrestrial subaqueous volcanic rocks has been reported from modern ocean crust, ophiolites, and Archean greenstone belts [1-5]. Microbial alteration structures with characteristic granular and tubular morph...

The main objective of the remotely sensed data fusion is to create an integrated composite image of improved information and enhanced interpretability. This data have geospatial details about earth’s surface for substantial assessment of land resources and mineral exploration. Fusion of Visible-Infrared (VIR) and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images provides complementary data to increase the ...