Groundwater Assessment and Contaminant Migration in …
PDF | On May 4, 2022, P N ; Obasi and others published Groundwater Assessment and Contaminant Migration in Fractured Shale Aquifers of Abakaliki Mining Areas, Southeast Nigeria | Find, read and ...
Heavy Metal Pollution of Natural Waters in Abakaliki, …
Water quality in Abakaliki is a big issue because the waters harbour pathogens that cause river blindness and elephantiasis. 2.2 Geohydrological Setting . The study area (figure1) is underlain by Asu River Group of sediments which are albian in age. The main formation in the area is Abakaliki Formation (albian) which comprises
DELINEATION OF FACTORS THAT CONTROL …
3.2.1 Source Rock Characterization of Abakaliki Bain The total organic content (TOC) result of Abakaliki Bain shows that Asu River Group is less than 0.5wt% (Table1). This suggests that the quality of Asu River Group source rock has poor quality (Table 3) according However, other formation (Awgu and Eze-aku) in
Petrogenesis and tectonomagmatic updates on the origin of …
Maluski et al. and Coulon et al. accounted for two major magmatic districts within the southern Benue rift based on the ages of the rocks (1) the Early Cretaceous …
Geochemical constraints on the petrogenesis of the pyroclastic rocks …
The entire Abakaliki area has been intruded by numerous magmatic rocks ranging from basic/intermediate igneous rocks (Obiora and Charan, 2011) to pyroclastics in the Abakaliki area (Olade, 1979 ...
The Abakaliki and the Ebonyi Formations: sub-divisions of …
The LBT comprises the Anambra Basin, the Abakaliki Anticlinorium and the Afikpo Syncline (Fig. 1). According to Offodile (1976) and Agumana (1989), the Asu …
Geotechnical evaluation of the quality and durability of …
Local geological setting. The argillite of thick Albian Asu River Group sediments of Abakaliki Formation used for the study lies within the Lower Benue Trough Nigeria (Fig. 3).Previous works done by Wright and Burke et al. gave evidences that supported the fact that the origin of the Benue Trough Nigeria was closely associated …
Drill Core exploration for estimation of Limestone resources …
Peruviella dolium ium (Roemer) and the age of the Mfamosing Limestone, S.E. Nigeria.. Nigerian N Journal of Mining Geology. 51(28), 191-196. 4. Amajor, L.C. 1992. Storm induced turbidite-like tur deposit: an example from the Turonian Eze-Aku Formation ion at Nkalagu, southeastern Nigeria. - Journal of Mining and Geolo ology 28: 7-17, Jos. 5.
The Abakaliki and the Ebonyi Formations: sub-divisions of …
DOI: 10.1016/0899-5362(89)90021-3 Corpus ID: 129042303; The Abakaliki and the Ebonyi Formations: sub-divisions of the Albian Asu River Group in the southern Benue trough, Nigeria
Geochemical constraints on the petrogenesis of the pyroclastic rocks …
Journal of African Earth Sciences. Volume 141, May 2018, Pages 207-220. Geochemical constraints on the petrogenesis of the pyroclastic rocks in Abakaliki basin (Lower Benue Rift), Southeastern Nigeria. Author links open overlay panel Anthony Chukwu a, Smart C. Obiora b. Show more. ... sandstone and carbonaceous rocks (Eze …
Geochemical constraints on the petrogenesis of the …
Journal of African Earth Sciences. Volume 141, May 2018, Pages 207-220. Geochemical constraints on the petrogenesis of the pyroclastic rocks in Abakaliki …
Application of the resistivity method in characterizing …
Resistivity range for groundwater-bearing fracture zones was studied in the fractured shales and sandstones of pre-Santonian sedimentary succession in Abakaliki area, southern Benue Trough, Nigeria using vertical electrical sounding (VES) data and borehole lithologs. The results of the study indicate that resistivity of water-bearing …
Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
A geochemical and biostratigraphic method has been applied to explore the quality of organic matter, thermal evolution, potential hydrocarbon source and type of fossils of Lokpanta Shale from the Abakaliki Anticlinorium, Anambra Basin Province, Southeast Nigeria. Data obtained reveal that the total organic carbon (TOC) (2.18wt%) of the shale …
(DOC) GEOLOGY OF EBONYI | adelekan adeyinka
The study area; Abakaliki and its environs is of great geological importance due to its position in the Benue trough and the tectonic activities witnessed in the area. It is underlain by shales of the Abakaliki formation of the …
Structural Characteristics of Parts of the Abakaliki
May 2019 (Spring) Structural Characteristics of Parts of the Abakaliki Area South-Eastern Nigeria. N. Egesi, Ph.D. Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Port …
Major and Trace Element Geochemistry of the Abakaliki …
International Journal of Advanced Academic Research | Sciences, Technology and Engineering | ISSN: 2488-9849 Vol. 6, Issue 3 (March 2020) 54 Composition of Abakaliki Pyroclastic Rocks The pyroclastic rocks have been described as light to dark grey lapilli tuffs and lapilli stones of basaltic composition (Olade, 1978; Hoque, 1981, 1984).
Tourism and Agro-Processing Industries: A Qualitative Study …
— The study examined Abakaliki Rice Mill from agro-tourism perspective. Adopting the qualitative posture to gaining knowledge and relying on in-depth interviews and field observation as primary data gathering strategies, it was found that Abakaliki Rice Mill has the capacity to be a viable agro-tourism destination providing tourism activities such as …
LEVELS OF HEAVY METALS ON GROUNDWATER IN …
International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research ISSN 2351-8014 Vol. 12 No. 2 Dec. 2014, pp. 444-452 ... Nigeria led to the Formation of Abakaliki anticlinorium and Afikpo synclinorium. ... Water movement is very slow in these shale rock which are units of poor permeability
Regional Geology, Basin Forming Tectonics and Basin Fills of …
The Benue Trough is located almost exclusively in Nigeria except for the extreme tip of the Yola branch, which lies in Cameroon, is a NE-SW trending sedimentary basin about 1000 km long and 50–100 km wide that is situated at a major re-entrant in the West African continental margin (Whiteman 1982; Wright et al. 1985).The trough and …
Full article: The politics of rice production in Nigeria: The Abakaliki
The Abakaliki soil is the Savannah type suitable for growing rice (Smock, Citation 1972:242) Attempts to domesticate rice production in Abakaliki witnessed stiff resistance. Available records show that among the Ikwo, Izzi and Ezza speaking people of Abakaliki, rice cultivation was heavily opposed by local farmers.
Structural Characteristics of Parts of the Abakaliki Area …
The Pacific Journal of Science and Technology ... Abakaliki anticlinorium, rock types, ... folding and uplift of Benue-Abakaliki folded belts and the formation of the Anambra Basin and
Geology and mineral resources of Ebonyi State, southeastern Nigeria
Journal of African Earth Sciences, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 195-207, 1989 0899-5362/89 $3.00 + 0.00 Printed in Great Britain. Pergamon Press plc The Abakaliki and …
(PDF) Hydrogeochemical and Microbial Characteristics of Abakaliki
Journal of Environmental Hydrology Volume 20 Paper 5 May 2012 2 Abakaliki Shales Water Quality, Ebonyi State, Nigeria Ozoko INTRODUCTION The study area (Abakaliki) is defined by latitudes 6 o 21 ' N and 6 o 16 ' N and longitudes 8 o 10 ' E and 8 o 05' E. It covers about 83 square kilometers and comprises Abakaliki capital city. The area is …
Assessment of Cadmium and Lead Distribution in the …
Journal of Environment Pollution and Human Health, 2015, Vol. 3, No. 3, 62-69 ... Assessment of Cadmium and Lead Distribution in the Outcrop Rocks of Abakaliki Anticlinorium in the Southern Benue Trough, Nigeria Usoro M. Etesin1, Aniefiok E. Ite1,3,*, ... activities in Abakaliki formation in the Southern Benue Trough [9,10,11,12,13]. …
The Benue Trough
Sedimentation in the Lower Benue Trough commenced with the marine Albian Asu River Group, although some pyroclastics of Aptian – Early Albian ages have been sparingly reported (Ojoh, 1992).The Asu River Group in the Lower Benue Trough comprises the shales, limestones and sandstone lenses of the Abakaliki Formation in the …
Geological and Geotechnical Investigation of Road …
Engineering Research Journal | ISSN: 2782-8212 Vol. 1, Issue 4 (April, 2021) | ... faults and folded Okigwe – Abakaliki escarpment zone increases frequency of road failures. In the southern parts Aba, Owerri, Umuahia and Orlu failures are mainly due to ... Mamu Formation, Ajali Formation, Nsukka Formation, Imo, Bende …
THE ABAKALIKI VOLCANICLASTIC ROCKS: FIELD RELATIONS FROM …
The Abakaliki pyroclastics are the best known volcaniclastic rocks in Nigeria. Resistivity profiling across Echara Unuhu and Amike Aba pyroclastic bodies and geological field descriptions of the rock reveal a relationship between apparent resistivity and the different lithotypes within the pyroclastic mass.
Palynomorphs Content of Mamu Formation in Okpekpe …
Journal of Research in Environmental and Earth Sciences Volume 8 ~ Issue 7 (2022) pp: 57-63 ... abundant in most sediments and sedimentary rocks and are resistant to the routine pollen-extraction procedures ... and southern part by the Abakaliki fold belt. Anambra Basin is a synclinal intracratonic basin in southeastern Nigeria and it is a ...
SP Anomalies Around Abakaliki Anticlinorium of Southeastern Nigeria
At depositional actions, progressed minerals began to form resulting into ore body formation within the rock. The mineralization processes set in due to the contemporaneous, geothermal, and tectonostratigraphic processes during the depositional process (Murat, 1972). ... a predominant of the feeder rock ore body around Abakaliki …
Modeling hydrocarbon generation potentials of Eocene source rocks …
The Northern Delta depobelt is a significant petroleum province in the Niger Delta Basin. Burial history and maturity levels of the Eocene source rocks in the Northern Delta depobelt have not been extensively discussed. In this study, results of Rock–Eval analysis of forty (40) subsurface samples from selected exploration wells namely …