Geology and Mineral Resources of NigeriaContains details on the geological units of Nigeria and the associated mineral resources. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 discusses the geology of the crystalline rocks and their regional distribution while the sedimentary basins constitute the subject of Part 2. Part 3 takes the mineral resources of Nigeria one on one, their geological environment, mode of occurrence, localities and where possible the reserves estimation. Thereafter, an account of the previous and current mining policies (including that of petroleum) of the Nigerian government is given and goes ahead to list some specific investment opportunities in the solid minerals sector. |
Contents
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Part I Geology Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks | 10 |
1 The Basement Complex | 13 |
2 The Younger Granites | 31 |
3 Cretaceous Cenozoic Magmatism and Volcanism | 49 |
Part II Geology Sedimentary Basins | 54 |
4 The Benue Trough | 57 |
5 The Bornu Basin Nigerian Sector of the Chad Basin | 69 |
8 The Dahomey Basin | 103 |
9 The Niger Delta Basin | 109 |
Part III Mineral Resources | 114 |
10 Solid Mineral Resources | 115 |
11 Petroleum Resources | 155 |
12 Policy Issues and Development Options | 182 |
About the Author | 203 |
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Abakaliki Abeokuta Abeokuta Formation abundant Albian albite Anambra Anambra Basin Awgu Formation basaltic Basement Complex Bauchi beds Benin Bida Basin Bima Sandstone biotite biotite granite boreholes cassiterite Chad Basin clays claystones coal continental Cretaceous deposits Dukamaje Dukul Enugu environment exploration Federal feldspar ferruginous Fika Geology gneisses Gombe Gongila granite greisen Gwandu hydrocarbons ironstone Jangwa Kaduna Kalambaina Kano Katsina Kibaran Kogbe Kogi Kushaka Lafia Lamja laterites limestone lithologic Lokoja Lower Benue Maastrichtian mainly Mamu Formation marine metasomatism mgHC/gTOC migmatites Mineral Resources mining Nasarawa Niger Delta Nigeria Nigerian sector Nkporo NNPC Obaje occur Okosun Older Granites outcrops Paleocene Pan-African pegmatites petroleum Pindiga Plateau quartz quartzites Resources of Nigeria River samples sand Sandstone Santonian schist schist belts sedimentary basins sediments sequence shales siltstones Sokoto Sokoto Basin solid minerals source rocks stratigraphic structures Taloka thickness Tmax Upper Benue Trough uranium veins volcanics Wurno Yola Yolde Younger Granites zone