Sixth International Conference on the Geology of Africa

1. SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE GEOLOGY OF AFRICA ASSIUT 2009

2. Conference Board

3. ScientificCommittee Prof. Dr. Hassan.A. Soliman Prof. Dr. Samir Riad Prof. Dr. Hassan H Mansour Prof.Dr. Alia. H. El Husseiny Prof. Dr. Emad R. Philobbos Prof. Dr. A.Abbas Ahmed Prof. Dr.M.E.Habib Prof. Dr.Samir.O. El Gab Prof. Dr.Moustafa M. Youssef Prof. Dr. Mohamed A.Soliman Prof. Dr. Adel A.Hegab Prof. Dr. E.A.Ahmed Prof. Dr. Mervet El Haddad Prof. Dr. Khaled A.Ouda Prof. Dr. W.W.Bishara

4. ScientificCommittee Prof. Dr. Ahmed R. El younsy Prof. Dr. Awad A. Omran Prof. Dr.M. Abdel Raouf Hassan Prof. Dr. Galal El Habbak Prof. Dr. Nageh O. Abdel Rahman Prof. Dr. Mahmoud M. Senosy Prof. Dr. Abu Deif A. Bakhiet Prof. Dr. Fawzi F. Abu El Ela Prof. Dr. Hamza A. Ibrahim Prof. Dr. Elsayed M. Abu Ela Prof. Dr. Magdy S. Mahmoud Prof. Dr. Nadia A. Sharara Prof. Dr. Esmat A. Keheila Prof. Dr.Hussein A. Hegazi

5. Preface The International Conference on the Geology of Africa is held biannually in Assiut University, Egypt . The two year interval was to avoid competition with other International Geological Congress. The area of research for the Sixth International Symposium on the Geology of Africa covered almost all the north of the African continent . Oral and poster presentations were held at Assiut. More than 120 participants, most of them coming from North African Countries had convened in Assiut to present and discuss recent research work related to the objectives of the conference. Despite the efforts to reduce concurrent presentations, 56 papers were read at two parallel sessions for the first two and a half days.

6. Preface This volume consists of 30 papers contributed among 99 paper and poster presentations. Thanks to the 120 scientists who participated and made this symposium a successful one. The topics presented covered a wide field of practical and theoretical aspects. The host provided excellent conference facilities to enable unrestricted communication. The organizer had compiled an abstract booklet summarizing all contributions. Preparing and printing of proceedings was made possible by the financial support of the UNESCO regional office in Cairo.

7. Preface The present proceedings comprise papers of high quality. Unfortunately, not all presenters were able to submit written versions of their oral or poster presentations in time. Nevertheless, the content of the present proceedings is an excellent representation of the most discussed topics at the symposium. The grouping and arrangement of the contributed papers were not always done on a rational basis. These proceedings were organized into eight chapters according to major subjects, which in some cases were related to the characteristics of the study areas.

8. Preface The editorial work of this volume was performed by an Editorial Committee which consisted of ten members. During the course of publishing this volume, many colleagues provided their time and efforts in the tedious tasks of refereeing papers. The conference chairman wish to thank Prof. Dr. Mostafa Youssef and all the staff of the geology department for organizing the symposium and for the post symposium workshop. With these proceedings we would like to acknowledge their enormous efforts . The layout of the proceedings was done by Ms. Walaa A. Ali and Maha A. Refaat from the geology department , cartography lab.

9. Preface The symposium was followed by a two-day (27-28 March 2009) post symposium workshop " Earth Science Education Initiatives in Africa" organized by the UNESCO regional office in Cairo and was joined by 15 scientists from the African continent. The objective of the workshop was to assess regional capacities and needs in earth science education, research and industry underlining existing centers of excellence through conversation with relevant regional and international experts including representatives of Universities, Applied Schools, Geological Surveys, Industry, and Governments and plotting the way ahead for earth science education.

10. Preface Onthe first day, the participants had to assess current educational systems and successful examples. The second day the participants discussed National and International Earth Science partnerships and future opportunities The present proceedings are also meant as a stimulus for participation in future symposia. Prof. Dr. Mervat A. Elhaddad Assiut , March 2010

11. Report Earth Science Education Initiative in Africa Workshop 28 to 29 October, 2009 Assiut, Egypt Based on requests from African National Committees of the International Year of Planet Earth, the Director General of UNESCO announced a new Earth Science Education Initiative at the regional launch of the International Year of Planet Earth in Arusha, Tanzania on May 8, 2008. The overall intention of this Initiative is to support the development of the next generation of earth scientists in Africa Read more….

12. Environmental Geology & Natural Hazards Groundwater Resources & Management Mineral Resources Structure & Tectonics Basament & Geochemistry Sedimentology

13. Stratigraphy & Paleontology Geophysics Home

14. Environmental Impact Assessment Around The Tsumeb Smelter Complex, Namibia 1- 9 By:R. Ellmies, A. Haidula, S. Iipinge, O. Shaningwa, L. Kawali, K. Ndalulilwa, B. Mapani, P.Elago, E. Mbandeka, H. Zauter Les mouvements de terrain et urbanisation d'une region montagneuse a climat mediterraneen. Le cas de medea en algerie du nord 11 - 20 By: Mohamed Osmani Air Sparging Enhanced Surfactant For Remediation Of Soil Contaminated Oil 21- 36 By: Thanaa Abdel-Moghny, El-Sayed, E. , Tantawi, M. A., Shoukry Mohammed Aly and Moustafa Gamal Snousy Home

15. 37 - 51 رصد المحلات العمرانية المعرضة لأخطار السيول على الهوامش الصحراوية لوادي النيل بمصر الوسطي - دارسة جغرافية تطبيقيه باستخدام نظم المعلومات الجغرافية د. إسماعيل علي إسماعيلBy: Home

16. Simulating The Impacts Of Groundwater Pumping On Aquifers Dynamics In The Central Sinai Peninsula And Its Surroundings By: Mohamed El Kashouty 1- 21 Regional Distribution Of Major And Toxic Elements Of The Groundwater System In The Western Part Of The River Nile Between Beni Suef And El Minia, Egypt By: Mohamed El Kashouty and Esam El Sayed 23 - 45 The Use Of Remote Sensing Technology In The Solution Of The Water Resources Problem In The Jebel Qeili Area, Central Sudan By: Hussein Bashir Sheikh Omer (Ph.D.) 47 - 56 Home

17. 1-19 Characteristics And Mineral Matter Incorporated In El Safa Coal Deposit, El Maghara Area, Northern Sinai, Egypt By: Omar A. Kamel and Rafat M. Zaki Mineral Resources 21-27 Small-Scale Mining In Namibia By: Rosina Leonard, Rainer Ellmies Home

18. Structure & Tectonics Structural Characteristics And Tectonic Evolution Of The Area Around The Qena Bend, Middle Egypt By: A.R.M. El Younsy; H.A .Ibrahim; M.M. Senosy and W.F. Galal 1- 23 Structural features related to NW and ENE shear zones around the Nile Vally, Central Egypt By: M. M. Youssef and E. K. El-Sawy 25 - 36 Home

19. Basament & Geochemistry Geological And Geochemical Studies On Peraluminous Aunib Granite, South Eastern Desert, Egypt By: F. Oraby 1- 14 Geology, Radioactivity And Mineralogy Of Um Zeriq Granite Shear Zone, Southeastern Sinai, Egypt By: Sherif, H.M, Azzaz, S.A. El Aassy, I E. and Bishr, A.H 15 - 31 Petrology, Geochemistry And Origin Of Lamprophyre, Dykes In The Eastern Desert Of Egypt By: M.S. Abdel Ghani, M. M. El Mahallawi, and A. F. Ahmed 33 - 59 Home

20. Basament & Geochemistry Geochemistry And Microthermometry Of Homr Akarem And Homret Mikpid Rare-Metal Granites, South Eastern Desert, Egypt By: M. A. Mohamed, G. H. El Habaak, W. W. Bishara and H. H. El Hadek 61 - 87 Geology, Geochemistry And Mineralization Of Sikait Leucogranite, South Eastern Desert, Egypt By: Esmat Abu El Hassan 89 -105 Home

21. Influence des conditions salines sur la porosité des sols argileux du Cheliff (Algérie) By: Djamel. Saidi 1-14 Geological Study On The Lower Eocene Rocks At The Area Of Nag Hammadi, Western Side Of The Nile Valley By: Adel A.A. Hegab 15 - 29 Rock facies and pore system of the Limestone water aquifer, west El Minia district, Egypt By: Ramadan S. A. Mohamed 31- 48 Home

22. Some Petrophysical And Facies Characteristics Of The Late Neogene-Quaternary Sediments At Wadi Mastoura-Hamata Area, Red Sea, Egypt By: Fathy H. Abdou-Soliman, Ramadan S.A. Mohamed and Mahmoud M. A. M. Khalil 49 -71 Home

23. Stratigraphy & Paleontology Paleoenvironmental change at the Paleocene/Eocene transition In Red Sea Coast, Egypt. Foraminiferal records By: Mohamed Youssef Ali 1-15 Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy Of The Lower And Middle Miocene Sequence In The Gulf Of Suez Area, Egypt By: Faris, M., Samir, A. M., and Shabaan, M. 17 - 44 Additional Record And Information About The Jurassic Brachiopods In El-Maghara Massive, Northern Sinai, Egypt By: Adel A.A. Hegab 45 - 75 Home

24. 1 - 12 The Magnitude Of Completeness (Mc) In Aswan Seismic Network Earthquakes Catalog, Egypt By: Abu Bakr A. Shater Detection Of Karstic Limestone Bedrock By Shallow Seismic Refraction Technique In An Area West Of Assiut City, Middle Egypt By: Ali H, Abdel Aati and Sabah H. Shabaan 13 - 28 29 - 37 Sismotectonique De La Region D’alger (Nord Algerie) By: D.Ait Benamar, A.Zerabib, Y.Ait Meziane Home

25. Fractal Analysis Of Sonic Logs By: S. Gaci, N. Zaourar, M. Hamoudi & M. Holschneider 39 - 46 47 - 57 Seismotectonics Analysis Of Active Faults In Oranie Area (Nw Algeria) By: Sahra Aourari Investigation Of Induced Seismicity In The Northwestern Part Of The Aswan High Dam Reservoir, Egypt By:Sayed A. Dahy, Gaber H. Hassib and Abdel Monem S. Mohamed 59 - 71 Home

26. Identification Des Effets De Site Dans Le Comportement Des Structures Et Les Dommages Observes En Utilisant La Methode Geophysique By: Yamina Ait Méziane, Essaid Djakab, Ahsene Zerabib, Dalila Ait Benamar 73 - 83 Home