Geology and mineral resources of the lower benue trough, nigeria 1fatoye f. The purpose of the project was to evaluate the groundwater potential of the chad basin in nigeria and particularly the flow life of the existing artesian boreholes. The geological and structural evolution assessment of the basement complex rocks in iwaraja area, southwestern nigeria showed that the basement rocks comprise quartzites and quartzschists of the effon psammite formation, quartzmica schists, biotite schists, migmatitic gneisses, granitic gneisses, late and posttectonic granitic rocks including pegmatites, which have been. Stratigraphic report of the middle benue trough, nigeria.
It is the most populous country in africa and its economy is considered one of the fastest growing in the world. Haruna department of geology, modibbo adama university of technology, yola nigeria abstract. Sedimentary basins range in size from as small as hundreds of meters to large parts of ocean. This river is not simply water, but is also an origin of identity, a route for migration and commerce, a source of potential conflict, and a.
Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria 1. Regional geology is the link between global continental geology and local geology. The geology of nigeria is dominated by crystalline and sedimentary rocks both occurring approximately in equal proportions woakes et al 1987. Nigeria is known for being the regional center of west africa. As such, petroleum is central to economy of nigeria, producing 80 percent of government revenues and 95 percent of export earnings. The area around the akure metropolis is underlain by four of the six petrological units of the basement complex of southwestern nigeria as identified by rahaman 1988. The niger river embodies the livelihoods and geopolitics of the nations it crosses. Geologic mapping of the study area revealed three dominant lithologic units namely. Oyinloye department of geology, university of adoekiti nigeria 1. Section of the map of nigeria showing the lower benue trough 12. This balanced and comprehensive overview of geology, tectonics, and mineral resources of africa presents multifarious facets of archean to quaternary geology, including aspects of plate tectonics evolution and geological history of the earths oldest continent. An overview of the geology and hydrogeology of nigeria. Regional geology of nigeria geology, nigeria the mapped area falls within the benue trough the oldest sedimentary rocks in nigeria is in this trough and they are of lower cretaceous age. Postcollisional panafrican granitoids and rare metal pegmatites in.
Geology and geotectonic setting of the basement complex. Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria. These are the migmatitegneissquartzite complex, charnockitic and dioritic rocks, older granites and unmetamorphosed dolerite dykes figure 2. Inset is map of nigeria showing ondo state modified from. Geology of nigeria is dominated by crystalline and sedimentary rocks. Reservoir description and characterization of eni field.
Elizabethan publishing company, 1976 geology 436 pages. Implications on provenance and evolution akindele o. Effectiveness of demonstration and discovery methods in. Geoelectrical investigation of groundwater potential of dawakin tofa local government area of kano state nigeria abubakar yusuf ismail auwal lawal yola department of geology ahmadu bello university zaria, nigeria abstract over forty vertical electrical sounding survey were carried out in dawakin tofa local government area of kano state. The nigeria province 3 02 the cameroon basement 311 transatlantic connections 314 mineral deposits in the. Generated reservoir structural framework and spatial reservoir property.
The nigeria province 3 02 the cameroon basement 311 transatlantic connections 314 mineral deposits in the transsaharan belt 316 6. The study had three 3 specific objectives three research questions and three null. Regional geology of ne nigeria is also summarized in. Abstract the study of geotechnical index properties of soils in warri, delta state was carried out to determine. Geology and geotectonic setting of the basement complex rocks. Pdf an overview of the geology and hydrogeology of. Review of the basement geology and mineral belts of nigeria. The geology of nigeria is made up essentially of the basement complex, the younger granite and the sedimentary basins. Assessment of community participation in rural development projects in sapele local government area delta state nigeria.
American journal of engineering research ajer 2017 w w w. Geological mapping of igbaraoke and owena area south western. Lineament mapping using remote sensing techniques for geologic co 2 sequestration site characterization, in gbaran, bayelsa state nigeria benibo tekena 1, abayomi alaga 1, ogbole john 1, benibo irene 2 1cooperative information network, national space research and development agency, obafemi awolowo university, ileife. Relief on its own is not the source of great regional diversity in west africa. The uranium prospects in mika region, northeastern nigeria. The muglad basin is part of a trend of cretaceous sedimentary basins of apparent rift origin, which cut across north central africa from the benue trough in nigeria, through chad and the central african republic, into sudan. Linkpage citation nigeria is on the west coast of africa, on latitudes 4degrees north of the equator and latitudes 3degrees and 14degrees on the east of the greenwich meridian. Stratigraphy and sedimentology of the niger delta 7 during the middlelate eocene, sediment was deposited fig. Petrology of ibillomangongo area of igarra, edo state, nigeria oloto i. It shares boundaries with the republics of benin and niger in the west, cameroon in the east, niger and chad in the north and. The study was carried out to determine the effectiveness of demonstration and discovery teaching methods in agricultural education in colleges of education in northwest zone nigeria. Geology of the nigerian basement complex the nigerian basement complex forms a part of the north south trending orogenic belt which grant 1969, ajibade and wright 1989 had shown to extend westward into the benin republic, togo, ghana. Odeyemi intermediate rocks from older granite complexes.
Geoelectrical investigation of groundwater potential of. There are considerable groundwater and surface water resources available in nigeria. Rahaman preliminary report on the field relationships of the basement complex rocks around igarra, midwest i. Geology and mineral resources of the lower benue trough. Stratigraphy and sedimentology of the niger delta in. Nigeria geology of ozizza and environs, ebonyi state, nigeria geology and depositional environment of clastic sediments at ozara ukwu and its environs, in the. Stratigraphic framework of the western central swamp of. It will provide a more informed knowledge of the necessary geological inputs.
Assessment of community participation in rural development. The geology of nigeria formed beginning in the archean and proterozoic eons of the precambrian. Principles of geologic analysis, volume one in a threevolume series covering phanerozoic regional geology and tectonics. Nigerian continental margin have been partially pub lished elsewhere by. This multidisciplinary publication was initiated in 1963, and to 1965 titled the journal of the nigerian mining geological and metallurgical society.
Pdf an overview of the geology and hydrogeology of nigeria. Contains details on the geological units of nigeria and the associated mineral resources. Pdf geology and geotectonic setting of the basement. Section map of nigeria showing the regional geology of anambra basin. Nigeria has a range of world class minerals resources, such as gold, limestone etc. The country forms the nigerian province and more than half. Doc geology of nigeria vincent kalu and stanless pee. Petrology of ibillomangongo area of igarra, edo state.
Geotechnical properties and geochemical composition of. Groundwater hydrology of the chad basin in bornu and. Modern regional geology seeks to synthesis the work of early explorers all the way to modern surveys by governments, academic scientists and earth scientists involved in exploration and exploitation of ores, coal, hydrocarbon and water resources. During the cenozoic, until the middle miocene, the niger delta grew through pulses of sedimentation over an oceanwarddipping continental basement into the gulf of guinea. The mineral belts of nigeria include both pan african structures ns, nnessw, enewsw, well preserved in the western province of the nigeria basement complex and the mesozoic to early. In addition, it has a variety of other occurrences more than 45 of medium significance albeit important for small scale mining and industrial development. Its current title, journal of mining and geology adopted from the edition for 1966, was modified between 1982 and 1987, as the nigerian journal of mining and geology. Contains details on the geological units of nigeria and the associated mineral. These sand deposits fill in many irregularities of relief and mask much of the surface geology. Regional development in the hydro geology of the chad basin. Since the creation of the geological survey of nigeria in 1903, numerous studies have been carried out on various aspects of the geology and mineral resources of nigeria.
It has been written to provide you with a detailed overview of geologic rift systems, passive margins, and cratonic basins, it features the basic principles necessary to. Review of the basement geology and mineral belts of nigeria i. Its land borders are with benin to the west, cameroon, and chad to the east and niger to the north. In this paper, we attempt to synthesize all the available data on nigerian mineral resources including their geological setting, style of occurrences and highlight. The basement complex, which is precambrian in age, is. Geological observations of basement rocks, around ganaja.
Geology and mineral resources of nigeria nuhu george. Expert petroleum geologists david roberts and albert bally bring you regional geology and tectonics. Structural geology of the basement complex rocks in. Geotechnical attributes of niger delta soils, warri environs, nigeria oghonyon rorome1, adeniran adedoyin a2 3and opaimi iniala 1,2,3department of geology, university of port harcourt, port harcourt, nigeria. Olusiji samuel ayodele department of geology, ekiti state university, p. Nigerian geological survey agency, 31 shettima a munguno crescent, utako.
Geology and mineral resources of nigeria nuhu george obaje. Nigeria has extensive natural resources and is the largest crude oil producer in africa and 20 billion barrels of reserves. An integral part of the project was the training of nigerian geologists in. Pretest, posttest quasi experimental design was adopted for the study. The world class minerals in nigeria warrants a closer look especially by foreign mining companies. A significant part of this basement is the older granite. Geology and geotectonic setting of the basement complex rocks in south western nigeria. Nigeria is a famous country with more than one hundred and forty million population. Part 1 discusses the geology of the crystalline rocks and their regional distribution while the sedimentary basins constitute the subject of part 2. The oldest sedimentary rocks are thick and widespread series of continental grits, sandstones and clays of the bima sandstone. Nigeria s main ethnic groups are hausa, igbo, and yoruba.
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