Pressure-temperature conditions in the Wadi Kid metamorphic complex: Implications for the pan-african event in SE Sinai

Metamorphic evolution of Neoproterozoic metapelites and gneisses in the Sinai, Egypt: Insights from petrology, mineral chemistry and K–Ar age dating

“…The KMC comprises about 1.5 km thick volcano-sedimentary succession and plutonic rocks of Neoproterozoic age (Shimron, 1984;Furnes et al, 1985;Reymer et al, 1984;. The Kid volcano-sedimentary succession was divided by Shimron (1980) into the Malhaq, Umm Zariq, Heib, and Tarr Formations, which have experienced upper greenschist to amphibolite facies metamorphism (Shimron, 1987;Brooijmans et al, 2003); the metamorphic grade increases from south towards the west-central and northern parts of the complex (Brooijmans et al, 2003).…”

Pan-African skarn deposits related to banded iron formation, Um Nar area, central Eastern Desert, Egypt

“…versus homogenization temperature for prograde (andradite and diopside) and retrograde (calcite and quartz) minerals. Kid area, Reymer et al, 1984). This point needs further investigation.…”

Petrologic and geochemical characterization and mineralization of the metavolcanic rocks of the Heib Formation, Kid Metamorphic Complex, Sinai, Egypt

“…Geochronologically, the deposition of the KMC sediments and volcanics has been dated at 615 AE 15 Ma by Bielski (1982), though more recent estimates place the timing at around 770e650 Ma range Reymer et al, 1984;Blasband et al, 1997). Very recently, Stern et al (2010) determined the age for clasts within the Heib Formation (585 AE 8 Ma), which adds more contradiction and ambiguity to the age of deposition of the KMC rocks.…”

“…Dark grey areas represent the four metamorphic complexes of the southern Sinai: Kid, Feiran-Solaf, Sa'al-Zaghra and Taba. rocks of Neoproterozoic age (Shimron, 1980(Shimron, , 1984(Shimron, , 1987Reymer et al, 1984;Furnes et al, 1985;Abu El-Enen et al, 2003;Abu ElEnen, 2008). The Kid volcano-sedimentary succession was divided by Shimron (1980) into the Malhaq, Um Zariq, Heib, and Tarr Formations (Fig.…”

“…This is largely because of their weak metamorphic character compared to the metasediments (Um Zariq Formation) and metavolcanics (Malhaq Formation) in the central and northern parts of the KMC, which offer a wealth of structural data and an opportunity to study the details of the amphibolite facies metamorphic history (e.g. Shimron, 1980Shimron, , 1983Shimron, , 1987Reymer, 1983;Reymer et al, 1984;Furnes et al, 1985;El-Gaby et al, 1991;Blasband et al, 1997Blasband et al, , 2000Brooijmans et al, 2003;Eliwa et al, 2008;Fowler et al, 2010). Furthermore, geochemical and petrogenetic investigations of the KMC metavolcanic units are mostly restricted to Malhaq Formation in the northern part (e.g.…”