Ahmed Mohamed Abdel-Aziz EL-KAMMAR

Professor Emeritus of Geochemistry & Mineralogy Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

E-m ail: [email protected], Tel. 202-35676882, -26174202 (Home), C el l: 0103599732, Fax: ( 202) 35757556

PERSONAL DATA

Date of birth: August, 07, 1946 Marital status: Married with son and two daughters Citizenship: Egyptian Home address: New Cairo, 5th Settlement (Al-Tagamoa Al-Khamis), 1st District, 5th Community, St. 17, Villa 103

PRESENT OCCUPATION

Prof. Emeritus of Geochemistry & Mineralogy, Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt, Tel. 202-35676882 (Office)

QUALIFICATIONS

1967 Bachelor of Science in Geology and Chemistry, Grade: Distinction with Honor, Assiut University, Egypt. 1971 Master of Science in Geochemistry and Mineralogy, Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University. 1972 Diploma in Mineral Prospecting, Montanistichen Hochschule, Leoben, Austria. 1974 Doctor of Philosophy in Geochemistry and Mineralogy, Faculty of Science, Cairo University

ACADEMIC CAREER AND EXPERIENCES:

1967 Demonstrator, Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt 1972-1973 Scholarship for geochemical research, Geotechnical Institute, Arsenal, Obj. 214, Vienna, Austria. 1974 Lecturer of Geochemistry and Mineralogy, Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt. 1978-1980 Norad Fellowship (Environmental Geochemistry), Geological Institute, University of Bergen, Norway. Associate Professor of Geochemistry & Mineralogy, Department of 1980 Geology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt Associate Professor of Geochemistry, Department of Earth Sciences, Al- 1983-1985 Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya. Professor of Geochemistry and Mineralogy, Department of Geology, 1985 Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt. Fulbright Fellowship for Advanced Research in Environmental 1986-1987 Geochemistry, University of Virginia, USA. Professor of Geochemistry and Mineralogy, Department of Earth 1989-1993 Sciences, Qaryonous University, Benghazi, Libya. 1995-1996 Chairman of the Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, U.A.E. University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates. 1996 Fellowship from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from June 30th, to August 3rd, 1996, for training on "Groundwater Hydrology" in the IAEA isotope Hydrology Section of the IAEA in Vienna, Austria. Professor of Geochemistry, Geology Dept., Faculty of Science, UAE 1994-1998 University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates. Professor of Geochemistry and Mineralogy, Department of Geology, 1998-2002 Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. Chairman of the Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Cairo 2002-2006 University, Egypt. Professor emeritus of Geochemistry and Mineralogy, Department of 2006-now Geology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

MEMBERSHIPS OF NATIONAL COMMITTEES:

Member of the National Committee of GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Ministry of Scientific Research, Egypt Member of the National Committee of MINERAL RESOURCES, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Ministry of Scientific Research, Egypt Member of the Board of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ORE SECTOR), Ministry of Scientific Research, Egypt

MEMBERSHIPS OF PROMOTION COMMITTEES:

Member of the “Supreme Advisory Committee for Basic Sciences”, Supreme Council of the Egyptian Universities, since March 2013 till now. Member of the Permanent Promotional Scientific Committee (Professors and associate Professors) of Geology, Geophysics, Astronomy, Meteorology

2 and Marine Sciences, Supreme Council of the Egyptian Universities, since October 2008 to March 2013. Executive secretary of the Permanent Promotional Scientific Committee of Geology and Geophysics (Professors), Supreme Council of the Egyptian Universities, since October 2005 to September, 30, 2008.

Member of the Permanent Promotional Scientific Committee of Geology and Geophysics (Professors), Supreme Council of the Egyptian Universities, from October 2002 to September 2005.

Member of the Permanent Scientific Committee of Geology and Geophysics Nuclear Material Authority of Egypt for Associate Professors (2002-2005, and 2005-2008), and for Professors (2008-2015).

Member of the Permanent Scientific Committee of Geology and Geophysics (Professors and Associate Professor) of the National Research Center (2002-2005) Member of the Permanent Scientific Committee of Geology and Geophysics (Professors and Associate Professor) of Al-Azhar University (2006-2012)

MEMBERSHIPS OF SOCIETIES:

The Geological Society of Egypt,

The Arab Mining and Petroleum Association,

The Egyptian Mineralogists Association,

The Egyptian Sedimentologists Association,

The International Working Group on Organic Minerals (IMA) Edinburgh, The Scientific Syndicate of Egypt.

CONSULTATIONS:

Name of assignment or project: Optimum utilization of the oil shale in Egypt Year: 2011-2013 Location: Egypt Client: Cairo University Main project features: The budget of the project is 200,000 E£, aiming to determine the optimum use of the potential oil shale deposits in Egypt as source for energy

3 by direct combustion or retorting the bituminous material. The project care also about the heavy metals content especially Zn, V and U in these oil shales. Positions held: Principal Investigator Activities performed: The project is still running on and it is supposed to be concluded at the end of the present year. The project is done in cooperation with the Mining Department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University

Name of assignment or project: Geological, hydrogeological and environmental studies on Al-Amal City, Kattamiya Year: 2000-2001 Location: Cairo Client: ARCPLAN (Prof. Aymen Ashour) Main project features: Al-Amal City is a new settlement area belonging to New Cairo in Kattamiya, The site was a focus of detailed geological, hydrogeological and environmental studies and to prepare the best land-use map of the site. Positions held: Senior Investigator Activities performed: Risk Assessment and the environmental hazards in the site, especially the effect of the high voltage towers, the Suez Portland Cement Factory in the close neighbourhood, flash floods and soil swelling.

Name of assignment or project: Isotope hydrology in arid environments Year: 1996 Location: IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna. Client: UAE University, Al-Ain Main project features: Application of isotope in the underground water resources in arid and hyperarid regions such as Liwa in the UAE. Positions held: Researcher and chairperson of a workshop on the same topic held in the Faculty of Science, UAE University in 1996 Activities performed: Training for 45 days in the IAEA in Vienna for isotope hydrogeology in arid environments and the use of tracers in hydrogeology. Application of the rare earths geochemistry as underground water tracer

Name of assignment or project: Exploration and evaluation of oil shale resources in Egypt Year: 2006-2010 Location: Egypt Client: DanaGas Egypt and Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Main project features: The project’s budget was 1.25 million US $. The project concluded that the oil shales in Safaga-Quseir landstretch along the Red Sea are enormous and suitable for open cast operation, underground mining and retorting. Positions held: Principal Investigator Activities performed: Detailed field investigations on the main oil shale occurrences in Egypt, drilling of 10 wells, full organic and inorganic analyses of about 2000 borehole samples, gamma spectrometry of the 10 wells, Fisher assay and several experiments of oil retorting in USA, Russia and Canada. The project concluded confidential data on the potentiality of the oil shale especially in the Safaga-Qusier region (Red Sea).

Name of assignment or project: Evaluation of the final reports on 25 mining operation sites for phosphorites in the Nile Valley and the Red Sea regions.

4 Year: 2006-2007 Location: Egypt Client: Holding Company of the Metallurgical Industries (E. JS. H. Co.) Main project features: Evaluating the technical reports of the operating phosphate mines in both Nile Valley (Qena-Edfu) and Red Sea (Sagaga-Qusier). Positions held: Expert Activities performed: The technicality of the ore production, logistics, reporting and other concerns are evaluated

Name of assignment or project: Production of insulating refractory bricks using black shale of Qusier area as main raw material Year: 2003-2004 Location: Egypt Client: Academy of Scientific Research and Technology Main project features: Application of the black shale as main raw material for the production of the insulating bricks replacing the expensive polystyrenes. Positions held: Principal Investigator Activities performed: Using domestic cheap raw material to replace the expensive and exported polystyrene in the production of bricks with special specifications of light weight in addition to powerful thermal and electric insulation. The project was documented with the Code P5-MIN-010-01 in the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology.

Name of assignment or project: Geochemical assessment of uranium and associating rare metals in the Carboniferous sediments of Abu Zinema, Sinai, Egypt Year: 2000-2003 Location: Egypt Client: Nuclear Materials Authority of Egypr Main project features: The Precambrian sedimentary rocks in Abu Zinema contain potential resources of sizeable group of rare metals including; U, Th, REE, and heavy metals. Positions held: Senior Investigator Activities performed: Assessment of the economic potentiality and commerciality of important and strategic rare metals in the Carboniferous sedimentary rocks south- eastern Sinai (Confidential Internal Report).

Name of assignment or project: Beneficiation of phosphate ores from the Red Sea region, Egypt. (Ed. E.M. El-Shazly), Year: 1977 Location: Egypt Client: Remote Sensing Centre, Academy of Scientific Research & Technology, Cairo Main project features: Beneficiation of the phosphate ores in the Red Sea region to improve their competitivity in the international marketing. Positions held: Investigator Activities performed: The mineralogical part of the project from the upgrading point of view through the elimination of the main gangue mineral such as calcite, dolomite and quartz from the ore. The project offered practical solution for the upgrading of the medium grade ores.

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WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES:

Unconventional gas workshop, DANAGAS, Algeria, June 20-22, 2009. Organizer of symposium on the “Sustainable Development of Ore Deposits”, Case study: Abu Tartur Plateau, Held in the Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority, April 2008 and sponsored by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Egypt Chairperson of the International Conferences on the Geology of the Arab World, Cairo University, GAW-7 in 2004 and GAW-8 in 2006 Organizer of various workshops and training courses for isotope hydrology in arid environments, in the (Al-Ain) United Arab Emirates University (1995- 1998)

CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITY:

Environmental assessment and remediation of the main groundwater aquifers and River Nile. Rare metals mineralization in granites, pegmatites and carbonatites. Oil shale: assessment, utilization and beneficiation.

FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND AWARDS:

Cairo University award for publishing in international periodicals in 2006 and 2011. Fellowship from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from June 30th, to August 3rd, 1996, for training on "Groundwater Hydrology" in the IAEA isotope Hydrology Section of the IAEA in Vienna, Austria. Fulbright Fellowship to the University of Virginia, USA, 1986-1987. Norad Fellowship to the University of Bergen, Norway, 1979-1980 Scholarship to the “Arsenal”, Vienna, Austria, 1972-1973 Scholarship to the “Montanesteschen Hochschule”, Leoben, Austria, 1971- 1972

BOOKS:

6 Hydrocarbon generating basins and migration pathway in Gulf of Suez, LAP Lambert Academic publishing, Verlag, Germany, 72 p., 2013, ISBN: 978-3- 659-43886-8, by: Mohammed, Sahin and El-Kammar Human bones as archaeological samples, Chapter 18, (pp. 337-352), Archaeological Chemistry IV, Advances in Chemistry Series, 220 (ed. Ralph O. Allen). Analytical Chemical Society, Washington (1989), p. 508 The Earth (in Arabic), textbook (1st author of 3) for a Univ. Requirement Course, for non-Geology Students in Al-Ain University, Published by UAE Univ., 1996-1998, 246 p.

SUPERVISION OF M. Sc. and Ph. D. THESES:

More than 40 M. Sc. and Ph. D. theses have been granted from the Faculty of Science, Cairo University (see attached lists). Also, shared in supervision of other 20 M. Sc. and Ph. D. theses which have also been approved from the universities of Assiut, Zagazig, Al-Azhar, Ain Shams and United Arab Emirates (Al-Ain).

OTHER ACTIVITIES: Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Sedimentology of Egypt. Referee of most periodicals published in Egypt, and most proceedings issued for conferences held in Egypt. Referee for some regional and international periodicals. Referee for the State Awards and Awards granted from Egyptian Universities. Examiner of M. Sc. and Ph. D. dissertations in most Egyptian Universities. Referee for the grants of the Fulbright Commission. Referee for projects sponsored or supervised by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology also referee for projects and studies sponsored by the Egyptian Universities. Delegated for one day per week to the Nuclear Material Authority of Egypt, since 2000 till now, to supervise the scanning-electron microscope laboratory.

Member of the ACCREDITATION PROGRAM of the Faculty of Science, Cairo University. Academic supervisor for regular Geology and Geology-Chemistry students, also for the new curriculum of the Petroleum Geology students

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TEACHING ACTIVITY: Basic Courses of Geology Crystallography and Mineralogy Principals of Geochemistry Environmental Geochemistry Advanced Geochemistry Environmental Geology Isotope Geology Organic Geochemistry Groundwater Contaminants Medical Geology Graduation Projects

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Garzanti, E.; Ando, S.; Padoan, M.; Vazzoli, G.; El Kammar, A. (2015): The modern Nile sediment system: Processes and products. Accepted in the Quaternary Science Reviews. Available online 22 August 2015 doi:10.1016/j. quascirev.2015.07.011 (Impact Factor 4.572) Salamaa, W., El-Kammar, A., Saunders, M., Morsy, and Kong, C. (2015): Microbial pathways and palaeoenvironmental conditions involved in the formation of phosphorite grains, Safaga District, Egypt. Sedimentary Geology, 325, pp. 41– 58 (Impact Factor 2.665). Ibrahim, S.S., El Kammar, A.M. and Guda, A.M. (2015): Characterization and separation of pyrite from Abu Tartur black shale. International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 25, pp. 565–571 (Impact Factor 1.507) El-Kammar, A.M. (2015): Present status and future of oil shale in the Arab World. Invited talk, The 8th International Conference on the Geology of the Middle East, March 29-30, 2015, Ain Shams University, pp. 16-18 Mohamed, E.A., El-Kammar, A.M. Yehia, M.M. and Abu Salem, H.S. (2015): Hydrogeochemical evolution of inland lakes’water: A study of major element geochemistry in the Wadi El Raiyan Depression, Egypt. Journal of Advanced Research (2015), doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2014.12.008 (Impact Factor 3) El-Kammar, A.M., (2014): Oil Shale: Guaranteed future resources of energy. 12th International Conference on Mining, Petroleum and Metallurgical Engineering (MPM12). Invited Talk, Suez, 20th-23rd October, 2014 Badr, R.M., El-Anbaawy, M.I., El-Kammar, A.M. (2014): Diagenetic history of the Lower Safa reservoir sandstones, Obaiyed Field, North Western Desert, Egypt". Accepted Sedimentology of Egypt, vol. 22. El-Kammar, A., Melegy, A. and Miro, G., (2014): Mineralogical and geochemical characterization of natural zeolites from southwest Syria. Arab J Geosci, Volume 8, Issue 7, pp 4589-4601 (Impact factor 1.224). El-Kammar, A.M. (2014): Phosphorites: Visible target for optimistic prosperity. Invited talk, Conference on Phosphorites as National Resources, APET (Association of Pioneer of Engineering and Technology), Leaders Development Center, Cairo, May, 8, 2014 Amer, T.E. El Assay, I.E. Rezk, A.A., El Kammar, A.M., El Manawi, A.W. and Abu Khoziem, H.A. (2014): Geometallurgy and processing of North Ras Mohamed

8 poly-mineralized ore materials, South Sinai, Egypt. International Journal of Mineral Processing 129, 12–21 El-Shafeiy, M., Birgel, D., El-Kammar, A., El-Barkooky, A., Wagreich; M., Mohamed, M. and Peckmann, J, (2014): Palaeoecological and post- depositional changes recorded in Campanian-Maastrichtian black shales, Abu Tartur plateau, Egypt. Cretaceous Research, 50, 38-51 (Impact Factor 1.904). El-Kammar, A., (2014): The oil shale resources of Egypt: Present status and future vision. Arabian Geo-Frontiers, 1, Issue No. 1, p. 1-34 El-Kashouty, M., El-Kammar, A., Yehia, M. and Miro, Gh. (2014): Hydrogeological characteristics of Damascus City and its surroundings, Syria. The International Conference on the Geology of the Arab World (GAW 11), Cairo University, 5- 8 April, 2014 Mohamed, E., El-Kammar, A., Yehia, M. and Abu Salem, H. (2014): Hydro- geochemical evolution of inland lakes’ water: A study of major elements geochemistry in Wadi El-Raiyan Depression, Egypt. The International Conference on the Geology of the Arab World (GAW 11), Cairo University, 5- 8 April, 2014 Morsy, R., El-Kammar, A., Salama, W. and Cibbotá, V. (2014): Remarks on Raman spectroscopy of Upper Cretaceous black shale from Wassief area, Red Sea, Egypt. The International Conference on the Geology of the Arab World (GAW 11), Cairo University, 5-8 April, 2014 Melegy, A., El-Kammar, A., Yehia. M., Miro Gh. (2014): Hydrogeochemical Characteristics and Assessment of Water Resources in Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt. Open Journal of Geology, 2014, 4, 44-57. Open Journal of Geology, 4, pp. 44-57 Ciobotá, V., Salama, W., Jentzsch P.V., Tarcea, N., Rosch, P., El Kammar, A., Morsy, R., Popp, J. (2014): Raman investigations of Upper Cretaceous phosphorite and black shale from Safaga District, Red Sea, Egypt. Spectrochimica Acta, Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 118, 42–47 (Impact Factor 2.353). El-Sorogy, A., El Kammar, A., Ziko, A., Aly, M. and Nour, H. (2014): Gastropod shells as pollution indicators, Red Sea coast, Egypt. Journal of African Earth Sciences 87, 93–99 (Impact Factor 1.403). Abu-Zeid, M.M; El-Kammar, A.M.; El-Aassy, I.E.; Aly, G.A.; Aita, S.K.; Abu- Zied, E.K. and Abdel-Azeem, M.M. (2013): Characterization of the mineralization and radioactivity of the upper part of the Adediya Formation at Gabal Adediya, Southwestern Sinai, Egypt: Sedimentology of Egypt, 21: 58- 103 Abou-El Safa, M.R.; Rifai, R.I.; El Kammar, A.M. and Saleh, A.H. (2013): Environmental geochemistry of trace metals in Egyptian phosphorites, phosphate fertilizers and soils: Sedimentology of Egypt, 21: 221-242. El-Kammar, A.M. (2013): The Upper Cretaceous Black shale of Egypt is the future unconventional energy resource. Seventh International Conference on the Geology of Africa, Assiut, 24-26 November, 2013, Invited Talk, Abstracted pp. 7-8.

9 El-Kammar, A.M., Selim, S.S. and Abukliesh, M.A. (2013): Source rock evaluation of the Upper Cretaceous Sirte Formation in Eastern Sirte Basin, Libya. The Journal of American Science; 9 (9), pp. 166-175 (ISSN: 1545 1003)

Mohammed, N. Shahin, A.N. and El-Kammar, A.M. (2013): Hydrocarbon generating basins and migration pathway in Gulf of Suez, Textbook published by LAP Lambert Academic publishing, Verlag, Germany, 72 p., ISBN: 978-3- 659-43886-8

El Kammar, A.M, Sharabi, S, and Morsy, R.S. (2013): Biostratigraphical, petrographical and mineralogical characterization of the Late Cretaceous – Early Tertiary sedimentary sequences of Wassief area, Red Sea, Egypt. Presented, Annual meeting of the Geological Society of Egypt.

El-Kammar, A.M. (2012): Uranium and thorium resources in the Egyptian phosphorites and their associating black shale. Expert Invited Talk. IAEA Regional workshop on uranium resources assessment and recovery from phosphate and rare earth elements ores. Cairo, 17-21 June, 2012

El-Shafeiy, M. Birgel D., El-Kammar, A., El-Barkooky A., and Peckmann, J. (2012): Ecological and post-depositional changes across the Cretaceous-Palaeocene succession inferred from molecular fossils in black shales, Egypt. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 14, EGU2012-PREVIEW, EGU General Assembly 2012 El-Kammar, A.M., El-Kashouty, M., Yehia, M. and Miro, G. (2011): Environmental hydrogeochemistry of groundwater in central Damascus Basin, Syria. Sedimentology of Egypt, vol. 19, p 153-163 El-Maghrabi, A., El-Kammar, A.M. and Mabrouk, M. (2011): Potentiality of clays in the Kkarga-Dakhla land-stretch as a natural landfill liner in a hyper-arid region. AAPG/DEG Environmental Geosciences, v. 18, no. 2, pp. 101–118 El-Kammar, A.M., Ragab, A.A. and Moustafa, M.I. (2010): Geochemistry of economic heavy minerals from Rosetta black sand of Egypt. Journal of King Abdel Aziz University: Earth Sciences, Vol. 22, Issue 2, pp. 69 -97 El-Kammar, A.M., Arafa, I.H. and Salama, I.A. (2010): Mineralogy and environmental geochemistry of the stream sediments of Um Bogma, SW Sinai. 10th International Conference on the Geology of the Arab World (GAW10), 10-12 April, 2010, Cairo University, Egypt. El-Kammar, A.M. 2010: Oil Shale in Egypt: Country Update. Regional Cooperation for Clean Utilization of Oil Shale, MED-EMIP Euro-Mediterranean Energy Market Integration Project, 24-25 February 2010, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt El-Kammar, A.M., 2010: Economic oil shale of Qusier region, Red Sea Egypt. Sedimentology of Egypt, Vol. 18, pp. 7-10. El-Kammar, A.M., 2009: Oil Shale of Egypt: Feasibility and Exploration plan. Unconventional Gas Workshop, DANAGAS, Algeria, June 20-22, 2009. El-Kammar A.M., Ali B.M. and El-Badry A.M., 2009: Environmental Geochemistry of River Nile Bottom Sediments between Aswan and Esna, Upper Egypt. Journal of Applied Sciences Research, Vol. 5(6): pp.585-594

10 El-Kammar A.M., Kadry H. and Alsheriani, T., 2008: Environmental geochemical assessment of sediment encroached by dams in the United Arab Emirates, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the Geology of the Arab World, Cairo University, Egypt, pp. 184-197 El-Kammar A.M. 2008: Upper Cretaceous-Lower Tertiary black shale in Egypt: Possible potential source of energy. (Invited talk), Sedimentology of Egypt, Vol. 16, pp.1-5 El-Kammar A.M., Ibrahim M.E., Amer T.E. and Abu Khoziem H.A., 2007: Aspects of alteration in two-mica granites from Halaib area, South Eastern Desert of Egypt. The 10th International Mining, Petroleum and Metallurgical Engineering Conference, March, 6, 2007, Assiut University, Egypt, pp. 145- 161 El-Kammar A.M. Arafa, I.H. Soliman Kh. and Barakat, A., 2007: Recent advances on the origin of the Libyan Glass, Western Desert, Egypt. The Eighteenth Annual Meeting of the Mineralogical Society of Egypt, (Award of best research), January 2007 EL-Kammar, A.M. Arafa, I.H., El-Sheltami, O.R., 2007: Mineral composition and environmental geochemistry of the beach sediments along the eastern side of the Gulf of Suez, Sinai, Egypt, Journal of African Earth Sciences, Vol. 49, pp. 103-114 Garzanti E, Andò S, Vezzoli G, Abdel Megid A and El-Kammar A., 2006: Petrology of Nile River sands (Ethiopia and Sudan): Sediment budgets and erosion patterns, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 252, Issues 3-4, pp. 327-341 El-Kammar, A.M., Mehdy A and Samaan J, 2006: Geochemical and mineralogical remarks on the whale fossil bones and their host sediments, Wadi Hitan, Fayoum, Egypt. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on the Geology of the Arab World, Cairo University, Egypt, pp. 1-11 El-Kammar, A.M., Arafa, I.H. and Al-Shariani, T.Kh, 2006: Mineral composition of sediment encroached by dams in the United Arab Emirates. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on the Geology of the Arab World, (GAW-8), Cairo Univ,, Egypt, pp. 33-40 El-Kammar, A.M, 2004: Application of black shale of Quseir area as main raw material for insulating refractory brick. Ministry of Scientific Research, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Mineral Resources Council, Code P5-MIN-010-01. El-Kammar, A.M., Arafa, I.H., Soliman, Kh and barakat, A., 2004: Discovery of Fe- Cr-Ni specks within Qaret El-Hanash Breccia of the Libyan Glass area, South Western Egypt. 7th International Conference on the Geology of the Arab World, Cairo University, Feb. 2004, pp. 1-7 El-Kammar, A.M., 2003: Bone as an archaeological sample: Post death changes in composition and their significance. 3rd Fayoum Conference on the Egyptian Oases and Deserts Through Time, Cairo Univ., Fayoum Branch, April 10, العظام كعينة لآلثار: التغير في التركيب ععبا التبوأ هتيتب. .(pp. 505-513 (in Arabic ,2003 منشور ضتن عتبا مبمرتر الويبوم الثالبلو الواوباأ ال بلارر الت براة عوبر الع بورو10 إعراب 2003و جامعة القاهرة

11 Mehdy, A.I. and El-Kammar, A.M. 2003: Geochemical partitioning of isovalents and tetrad effect of REE associating episyenitization of Kab Amiri granites, Central, Eastern Desert of Egypt. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on the Geology of the Middle East, Ain Shams Univ, Cairo, Part II, pp. 111-126. Surour A.A., El-Kammar, A.M., Arafa, I.H., Korany, H.M., 2003: Dahab stream sediments, southeastern Sinai, Egypt: a potential source of gold and zircon. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Vol. 77, pp. 25-43 El-Kammar A.M., and El-Kammar M.M., 2002: On the trace elements composition of the Egyptian phosphorites: A New Approach. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Geology of the Arab World, Cairo University, Giza Egypt, 21-24 February 2002, pp. 227-244. El-Kammar, A.M. and Mehdy, A.I., 2002: Changes occurring in accessory minerals during alkali-metasomatism of granites from Egypt: An environmental scanning electron microscope study. Egyptian Journal of Geology, Vol. 46, 1, pp. 167-182. El-Kammar A.M., Salman A.E., Shalaby M.H. and Mahdy A.I., 2001: Geochemical and genetical constraints on rare metals mineralization at the central Eastern Desert of Egypt. Geochemical Journal, Vol. 35/2. pp. 117-135. Yonan, A.A. and El-Kammar, A.M., 2001: Implications of Y+REE geochemistry in interpreting genesis of fluorites from magmatic-hydrothermal system: A case study from Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Geology, Vol. 45/2, pp. 941-951. El-Kammar M.M., El-Kammar A.M. and El-Gamal M.L. 2000: REE and U geochemistry of Tertiary terrestrial bones from Fayoum, Egypt. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on the Geology of the Arab World, Cairo University, Vol.3, pp. 213-238. El-Kammar A.M. and El-Kammar M.M., 2000: Geochemistry of Upper Cretaceous black shales of Egypt. 5th International Conference on the Geology of the Arab World, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt, 21-24 February 2002 Shalaby, M.H., Salman, A.B., El-Kammar, A.M. and Mahdy, A.I. 1999: Uranium mineralization in the Hammamat sediments of the Qattar area, N Eastern Desert, Egypt. The 4th Conference in Geochemistry, Alexandria, September 15-16, 1999, pp.101-121. El-Kammar, A.M., El-Hazik, N., Mahdi, M., and Aly, N. 1997: Geochemistry of accessory minerals associated with radioactive mineralization in the Central Eastern Desert, Egypt. Journal of African Earth Sciences, Vol. 25, Iss. 2, pp. 237-252. Alsharhan, A., El-Kammar, A.M. and Rizk, Z. 1997: Application of rare earth elements for tracing groundwater sources in the United Arab Emirates. Regional Training workshop on Geochemical Modeling Methods for Geochemistry Evaluation and Groundwater Pollution Studies, Organized by the UAE Univ. & the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), 10-21 May 1997, Al-Ain, UAE. El-Kammar, A.M., El-Assy, I.E. and Abram, F.B. 1997: Rare earth elements geochemistry and crystal chemistry of xenotime bearing sediments of Um

12 Bogma area, Southwestern Sinai, Egypt. Chemie der Erde (Geochemistry), Vol. 57, pp. 91-101. El-Kammar, A.M. and El-Kammar, M.M. (Jr.), 1996: Potentiality of chemical weathering under arid conditions of black shales from Egypt. Journal of Arid Environments, Vol. 33, pp. 179-199. El-Kammar, A.M., El-Hazik, N.T., Mahdy, M.A. and Amer, T.E., 1996: Geochemical features of West Central Sinai uraniferous Paleozoic sedimentary rocks, Egyptian Mineralogist, Vol. 8, pp. 129-144. El-Kammar, A.M., Aly, M., Hussein, H. and Ahmed, F., 1996: The Mineralogical and geochemical aspects of the phosphate-bearing sediments in Western and Eastern Sinai, Egypt. Egyptian Mineralogists, Vol. 8, pp. 177-194. El-Hazik, N., El-Kammar, A.M., Mehdy, M. and Amer, T., 1995: Contribution to geochemistry and Cu-U mineralogy of Carboniferous sedimentary rocks, West Central Sinai, Egypt. Sedimentology of Egypt, Vol. 3, pp. 73-85. Aly, M. and El-Kammar, A.M., 1994: Analysis of the third standard reference phosphate sample of the Nuclear Material Authority (Phosphate 3). Egyptian Journal of Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 3, pp. 163-167. Ali, M., Hussein, H.A., El-Kammar, A.M. and Mahdy, A.I., 1994: Geochemistry of trace elements and REE in phosphate deposits of El Sibaiya West area, Nile Valley, Arab Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, 27-1, pp.19-38. El-Kammar, A.M., Philip, G. and Arafa, E.H., 1992: Geochemistry of Recent Nile sediments from the main Nile course in Egypt and the principal tributaries in Ethiopia and Sudan. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on the Geology of the Arab World, Cairo, Egypt, 1992, pp. 527-541. El-Kammar, A.M. and Saad-Eldin, M., 1992: Mineralogy and crystal chemistry of the Egyptian sedimentary apatites. Abstracted and presented in the IGCP 325, Assiut Univ., Feb. 1992. El-Kammar, A.M., Dabous, A. and Seliem, S., 1991: Chemical composition of Esna Shale in Luxor, southern Egypt. M.E.R.T. Ain Shams Univ., Earth Science Series, Vol. 5, pp. 120-132. El-Kammar, A.M., Darwish, M., Philips, G. and El-Kammar, M.M., 1990: Composition and origin of black shales from Quseir area, Red Sea Coast, Egypt. Journal of University of Kuwait (Science), Vol. 17, pp. 177-190. El-Kammar, A.M., Dabous, A. and Mostafa, A., 1990: The mineralogy and geochemistry of Eocene carbonate from Cairo-Suez district, Egypt. Journal of Faculty of Science, Arab Emirates University, Vol. 2, pp. 68-80. Dabous, A., Awadallah, M., El-Kammar, A.M. and Seliem, S., 1989: Geochemical specifications of some lower Tertiary limestone and shales from Upper Egypt, as raw material for Portland cement industry. Proceedings of the 1st Conference on Geochemistry, University of Alexandria, pp. 313-325. El-Kammar, A.M., Hancock, G.V. and Allen, R.O., 1989: Human bones as archaeological samples: Changes due to contamination and diagenesis. Archaeological Chemistry IV, Advances in Chemistry Series, 220 (ed. Ralph O. Allen), Chapter 18, pp. 337-352, American Chemical Society, Washington.

13 El-Kammar, A.M. and Aly, M.M., 1989: Contribution to the trace elements data of the Phosphate Standards 1 & 2 of the Nuclear Material Authority. Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on New Trends in Chemistry, Cairo Univ., Egypt, pp. 2-7. El-Kammar, A.M., Dabous, A. and Seliem, S., 1988: On the mineralogy and geochemistry of the Thebes Formation of Upper Egypt. M.E.R.T. Ain Shams Univ. Earth Science Series, Vol. 2, pp. 125-145. Shaalan, M., El-Kammar, A.M. and Romany, R., 1986: Geochemistry of the Precambrian rocks and the associating dyke swarms, El-Reidi area, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals Geological Survey of Egypt, Vol. XVI, pp. 125- 132. Wali, A. and El-Kammar, A.M., 1986: Composition and origin of "phosphate-like" sediments from Egypt. Mineralogica Polonica, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 85-96. El-Kammar, A.M., Kolkala, A. and Taher, S., 1985: Mineral composition and origin of oolitic limestones ridges, N. Hurghada, Red Sea Coast, Egypt. Libyan Journal of Science, Vol. 14, pp. 33-48. El-Kammar, A.M., 1985: Geochemistry and rare earth pattern of terrestrial and marine apatites from Egypt. Journal of Japanese Association of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology, Vol. 1, pp. 21-33. El-Kammar, A.M. and El-Reedy, W., 1984: Geochemistry of uranium and some rare earth elements in the Cretaceous-Tertiary sediments of Abu Tartur, Western Desert, Egypt. Annals Geological Survey of Egypt, Vol. XIV, pp. 75-86. El-Kammar, A.M. and Basta, E., 1983: Chemical weathering of the economic phosphates of Abu Tartur, Western Desert, Egypt. Chemical Geology, Vol. 38, pp. 321-328. El-Kammar, A.M. and Bjorlykke, K., 1983: Composition and origin of phosphate nodules from the Dogger Formation, Yorkshire Coast, NE England. Journal of Japanese Association of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology, Vol. 78, pp. 269-273. El-Kammar, A.M., Robins, B.and Nysaether, E., 1983: Geochemistry of sedimentary apatite from Svalbard (Spitsbergen). Chemie der Erde (geochemistry), Vol. 42, pp. 131-143. El-Kammar, A.M., El-Amin, H. and Sadel Din, M., 1983: Mineralogical and geochemical studies on the phosphate-bearing sediments SE Edfu, Upper Egypt. Aswan Science & Technological Bull., Vol. 4, pp. 333-353. El-Kammar, A.M. and El-Mansy, I., 1983: Contribution to the geochemistry of the Late Cretaceous sediments of Bahariya Oases, Western Desert, Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Geology, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 43-55. El-Kammar, A.M., Abdallah, A. and Saad, M., 1983: Notes on the, lithology, mineralogy and origin of the Quseir Formation, Kharga Oases, Western Desert, Egypt. Abstracted, 2nd Meeting Geological Society of Egypt, Nov. 1983, No. 4.4, p.19

14 El-Kammar, A.M., Seliem, S. and El-Eraky, F., 1983: Mineralogy and geochemistry of the soil of the Great Cairo Basin. 2nd Symp. Quaternary in Egypt, Mansoura, pp. 2-3. El-Kammar, A.M., 1983: Geochemical and petrologic changes occurring during the weathering of Fe-rich dolomite, Abu Tartur Plateau, Western Desert, Egypt. Bassins Sedimentaires en Afrique, Resumes Des Communications Seance Specialisee De La Societe Geologique de France, March 1983, Serie A, Vol. 15, pp. 113-114. El-Kammar, A.M., Abdallah, A. and Abdel-Gawad, G., 1982: Petrography and lithofacies studies on the Late Cretaceous-Early Tertiary sediments of Abu Tartur Plateau, Western Desert, Egypt. Annals Geological Survey of Egypt, Vol. XII, pp. 213-236. El-Kammar, A.M., Darwish, M.S. and Felesteen, A.W., 1982: Sedimentological and diagenetical studies on the East Esna phosphate-bearing sediments, Upper Egypt. 2nd Phosphate Conference, 4th Session, Arab Mining & Petroleum Association, Cairo, April 82. Shaalan, M., El-Kammar, A.M. and Osman, H., 1982: Petrological and mineralogical studies on Ankur iron ore deposits, Sudan. Faculty of Science Bull., Sana'a Univ., Yemen, Vol. 2, pp. 85-104. Also abstracted in the IGCP 164 Symposium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, "Precambrian Research" 16, 1982, A 38. Seliem, S.R., El-Kammar, A.M. and El-Ghawabi, S.H., 1982: Geological and medical significance of dust in the basalt crusher areas near Cairo, Egypt. Conference on Protecting Environment from Pollution, The Industrial Development Center for the Arab States, Cairo, Feb. 82. El-Kammar, A.M. and Nysaether, E., 1981: Petrography and mineralogy of the sedimentary nodular phosphate of Svalbard (Spitsbergen). Norsk Polarinstit. Årbok, pp. 169-181. Zayed, M., El-Kammar, A.M. and Amer, S., 1981: Ionic exchange separation of lanthanides from Egyptian phosphate ores and their analysis by potentiometery. Egyptian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 7-14. El-Kammar, A.M. and Osman, H., 1981: Action of oxygenated pore water on the Ankur iron ores, Sudan. Acta Min. Petrog. Szeged, Vol. XXVII, pp. 109-116. El-Kammar, A.M., Shaalan, M and Osman, H., 1981: Geochemistry of Ankur iron ores, Sudan. Acta Min. Petrog. Szeged, Vol. XXVII, pp. 117-126. El-Kammar, A.M., El-Amin, H. and Sadel-Din, M., 1981: Diagenesis and weathering activities on the phosphate-bearing sediments of Upper Egypt: An electron scanning microscope study. Aswan Science & Technology Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 69-102. El-Kammar, A.M., 1980: On the extreme western limits of the Egyptian phosphorites, Western Desert, Egypt. Chemie der Erde (Geochemistry), Vol. 39, pp. 74-84. El-Kammar, A.M., Zayed, M. and Amer, S., 1979: Rare earth's of the Nile Valley phosphorites, Upper Egypt. Chemical Geology, Vol. 24, pp. 69-81.

15 El-Kammar, A.M., Shaalan, M and El-Anbawi, M., 1979: Mineralogical and geochemical contribution on Malqata claystones, Aswan, Egypt. Chemie der Erde (Geochemistry), Vol. 38, pp. 83-96. Shaalan, M and El-Kammar, A.M., 1978: Geochemical exploration of Mn, Cu, Pb and Zn in stream sediments, Ardennes, Belgium. Chemie der Erde (Geochemistry), Vol. 37, pp. 62-72. Kotb, H., El-Kammar, A.M. and Zohny, N., 1978: Mineralogical and geochemical studies on Abu Sabouna phosphorites, Upper Egypt. TMPM Tschermaks, Mineralogie und Petrographie, Vol. 25, pp. 171-183. Kamel, O. Basta, E. and El-Kammar, A.M., 1977; Petrography and mineralogy of bedded phosphorites in Hagariah Mosataha Plateau, Upper Egypt. Proceedings, 3rd Arab Conference on Mineral Resources, Rabat, Morocco, April, 77. El-Kammar, A.M., 1977: Mineralogy, In: Benefaction of phosphate ores from the Red Sea region, Egypt. (Ed. E.M. El-Shazly), Remote Sensing Center, Academy of Scientific Research & Technology, Cairo, August, 77. El-Kammar, A.M., 1977: Mineralogical characteristics of Gebel Hufhuf phosphate bearing rocks, Bahariya Oases, Western Desert, Egypt. The IV Colluq. Aegean Region, Athens, Greece, Sept., 1977. Proceedings Vol. III: pp. 997-1014. Basta, E., and El-Kammar, A.M., 1976: Mineralogy and geochemistry of the phosphorites of Abu Tartur, Western Desert, Egypt. The 25th International Geological Congress, Sydney, Australia, 2, Section 14, pp. 555. Hasan, F. and El-Kammar, A.M., 1975: Environmental conditions affecting the accumulation of uranium and rare earth's in Egyptian phosphorites. Egyptian Journal of Geology, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 169-178. Basta, E, El-Kammar, A.M. and Schroll, E., 1974: Rare earth elements distribution in some Egyptian phosphorites. The 2nd Arab Conference on Mineral Resources, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 1974, Proceedings 9: Phosphates, pp. 150-174.

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