Article Type
Research Article
Subject Area
Marine Geophysics
Abstract
Gabal Kadabora - Gabal Umm Gheig and its surrounding area is located in Central Eastern Desert (CED). This region is dominated by igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks ranging in age from the Late Proterozoic to the Quaternary. Based on the published geological map, Digital elevation model (DEM) and Radiometric maps three structural trends; NW-SE, NE-SW and N-S directions are detected. Spectrometric data vary from 1.86 to 184.58 μR/h for the total count (T.C), from 0.08 to 4.07 % for (K), from 0.11 to 11.25 ppm for eU, and from 0.4 to 29.33 ppm for eTh . Identification of radiometric anomalies was performed by calculating the factor (X + 2σ) for eU, eU/eTh and eU/K measurements for all single sites in each rock units. Radiometric analysis indicates the presence of many regions for uranium exploration, where thirteen relatively high uraniferous zones are suggested for further exploration. Correlation between uraniferous zones and lineaments distribution shows that some highly uraniferous parts exist where high lineaments density prevails. Moreover, some uraniferous parts exist at the boundaries between the rock units.
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Abd-Elmageed, Hend Ibrahim; Sabra, Mohamed Elsadek M.; Fattah, Tharwat Ahmed Abdel; Tarabees, Elhamy; Youssef, Mohamed A.S.; and shagar, Al Sayeda Abou
(2023)
"Remote Sensing and Radiometric studies of Gabal kadabora – Gabal Umm Ghieg and its surrounding area, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt,"
Blue Economy: Vol. 1
:
Iss.
2
, Article 7.
Available at:
https://doi.org/10.57241/2805-2994.1013
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