THE GEOCHEMICAL AND MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITION OF THE SEDIMENT PENETRATED BY TUMA-1 IN CHAD (BORNU) BASIN NORTHEASTERN NIGERIA BY XRF GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 General Statement The Nigerian sector of the Chad Basin, known locally as the Bornu Basin, is one of Nigeria’s inland basins occupying the northeastern part of the country. It represents about one-tenth of the total area extent of the Chad Basin, which is a regional large structural depression common to five countries, namely, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Niger, Chad, and Nigeria. The Bornu Basin falls between latitudes 110N and 140N and longitudes 90E and 140E, covering Borno State and parts of Yobe and Jigawa States of Nigeria. The Chad Basin belongs to the African Phanerozoic sedimentary basins whose origin is related to the dynamic process of plate divergence. It is an intracratonic inland basin covering a total area of about 2,335,000 km2 with Niger and Chad Republics sharing more than half of the basin. The basin belongs to a series of Cretaceous and later rift basins in Central and West Africa whose origin is related to the opening of the South Atlantic (Obaje et al., 2004). In Nigeria, other inland basins of the same series include the Anambra Basin, the Benue Trough, the Mid-Niger (or Bida) Basin and the Sokoto Basin. The Nigerian sector of the Chad Basin, known locally as the Bornu Basin represents about one-tenth of the whole basin. It constitutes the southeastern sector of the Chad Basin.
THE GEOCHEMICAL AND MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITION OF THE SEDIMENT PENETRATED BY TUMA-1 IN CHAD (BORNU) BASIN NORTHEASTERN NIGERIA BY XRF GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 General Statement The Nigerian sector of the Chad Basin, known locally as the Bornu Basin, is one of Nigeria’s inland basins occupying the northeastern part of the country. It represents about one-tenth of the total area extent of the Chad Basin, which is a regional large structural depression common to five... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 General Statement The Nigerian sector of the Chad Basin, known locally as the Bornu Basin, is one of Nigeria’s inland basins occupying the northeastern part of the country. It represents about one-tenth of the total area extent of the Chad Basin, which is a regional large structural depression common to... Continue Reading
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ABSTRACT Biomarkers or geochemical fossils are organic molecules that are present in petroleum and also in plants and animals. These biomarkers can be correlated back along the above pathway to identify source beds, correlate oil families and make interpretations about depositional environments andpost-depositional ... Continue Reading
Field relationship, petrographical studies and geochemical analysis were combined in investigating the depositional environment and industrial viability of limestone beds in Purechem’s quarry at Onigbedu. Field observation indicates a homogenous lithology of the beds with variation in textural and clastic composition. Petrographic study revealed... Continue Reading
Field relationship, petrographical studies and geochemical analysis were combined in investigating the depositional environment and industrial viability of limestone beds in Purechem’s quarry at Onigbedu. Field observation indicates a homogenous lithology of the beds with variation in textural and clastic composition. Petrographic study revealed... Continue Reading
The Geo-statistical evaluation of the hydrochemical data of river Niger floodplain water in Jebba and its environs, Nigeria was carried out using Multivariate statistical analysis such as Correlation Analysis (CA), Factor Analysis (FA), Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA) and Principal Components Analysis (PCA) to classify the water geochemistry.... Continue Reading
The Geo-statistical evaluation of the hydrochemical data of river Niger floodplain water in Jebba and its environs, Nigeria was carried out using Multivariate statistical analysis such as Correlation Analysis (CA), Factor Analysis (FA), Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA) and Principal Components Analysis (PCA) to classify the water geochemistry.... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The environment is being degraded on a daily basis as a result of human activities like auto traffic, mining and agriculture among others. This has made environmental assessment studies and monitoring a matter of global attention considering our growing population Studies have also revealed that adverse health are associated with the... Continue Reading
A total of 21 samples were analyzed in the laboratory, Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrum (ICP-AES) was employed in the whole rock analysis for oxides, total sulphide (TOS), total carbon (TOC) and loss on ignition (LOI), while Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS) was employed in the analysis for trace metals... Continue Reading