Wadi Dib ring complex

Coordinates: 27°34′41″N 32°56′21″E / 27.5780968°N 32.9390751°E / 27.5780968; 32.9390751

The Wadi Dib ring complex in the Eastern Desert of Egypt is a circular geological structure visible from space. It is the result of an upwelling of magma that solidified into a series of different rock types, each rock type containing a distinct color. It has a diameter of 2 kilometres (1.2 mi).[1]

References

  1. ↑ W. Frisch, A. M. Abdel-Rahman (1999). "Petrogenesis of the Wadi Dib alkaline ring complex, Eastern Desert of Egypt". Springer. pp. 249–275. Retrieved 2014-11-07.

See also

  • El-Ramly MF, Hussein AAA (1985) The ring complexes of the Eastern Desert of Egypt. J Afr Earth Sci 3: 77–82
  • Frisch, W (1982) The Wadi Dib ring complex, Nubian Desert (Egypt) and its importance for the upper limit of the Pan-African Orogeny. Precambrian Research. vol. 16: A20.
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