الفهرس 
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Abstract
The area under study is a part of the central eastern desert of Egypt and
located north of Qena city the study area is bounded by latitude26º 38′and 27º 10′ N&longitude 32º 30ˋ and 33º 16ˋE the study area covers about 3144 Km² of the centraleastern desert of Egypt. The area is mountainous with moderate to high relief and the majority is covered by crystalline basement (Igneous and Metamorphic) rocks in its eastern parts. Sedimentary rocks and wadi sediment cover the remaining western part.
Quaternary sand and gravels extensively cover plains and wadies.The present study deals essentially with the analysis and interpretation of
aeromagnetic data. In brief, the proposed study has the following main objectives:
i. Mapping the surface and subsurface structures that can shade more light on
the structural setting of this zone in the Eastern Desert and its relation to the
tectonic setting of North Africa and the Red Sea.
ii. Analysis of the aeromagnetic data to present a reasonable interpretation that
would refine our geological knowledge and help for further understanding of
the different processes that affect the rock units in the study area.
iii. Determination the depth to the basement in sedimentary covered areas, and also determining the depth to the features of interest that might have
structural or mineral significance The aeromagnetic and data of the study area were compiled from surveys that
have been conducted in 1983 by the Western Geophysical Company of America
(Aero Service Division) for the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) in
conjunction with the Egyptian Geological Survey and Mining Authority (EGSMA).
The survey was conducted along nearly parallel flight lines that were oriented in a
NE-SW direction at a 1.5 km spacing intervals, while the tie lines were flown nearly
perpendicularly in a NW-SE direction at 10 km spacing intervals.
The present study was achieved using the following geophysical and
geological data:
The aeromagnetic contour map with a scale of 1:50,000. A digitizing process
was applied to the original map to obtain digital forms of the data.
The geological map of the study area derived from the geological map of
Assiut (scale 1: 250,000) published by (EGSMA, 2005).
The published geophysical and geological studies of the area.Several enhancement techniques were applied to the aeromagnetic data after
their transformation to the frequency domain using Fourier technique. As a result,
several outputs mainly in the form of maps that emphasized the magnetic rock
properties in the uppermost surface to shallow and deep subsurface depths were produced with the final goal of obtaining a more interpretable form of the data thatwould assist in achieving the objectives of the study.