Contains 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 …

Eastern Nigeria experienced high-grade metamorphism during the Pan-African collision
event marked by a pervasive migmatization. Structural evidence demonstrates that anatexis …

Structural, geochronological, geochemical and mineralization patterns in the Nigeria–
Borborema province of western Africa and NE Brazil reflect a complex Proterozoic evolution …

The increasing demand for water occasioned by harsh climatic conditions, population
explosion, and increasing urbanization has necessitated more attention and reliance on …

Zircons extracted from a migmatitic orthogneiss of granodioritic composition from Kabala,
Kaduna area of northern Nigeria, yielded a SHRIMP 207Pb/206Pb zircon age of Ma …

Major and trace element analyses [including rare earth elements (REE)], as well as Rb Sr
(whole rocks and micas), U Pb (zircons) and Sm Nd (whole rocks) isotopic data for …

A fundamental question in the evolution of the Pan-African/Brazilian domain in West Africa
and Latin America concerns the degree and extent to which its continental crust was affected …

Major-and trace-element studies indicate that the evolution of the calc-alkaline (charnockitic)
and sub-alkaline (monzonitic) Pan-African rocks in north-central Nigeria cannot be …

This study is aimed at determining the level of environmental degradation as well as the
concentration of trace elements in soil and stream sediments in order to evaluate the …

Three major rock types are present in Nigeria: igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary.
Igneous and metamorphic rocks constitute the Precambrian Basement Complex which is the …