PDF | On Sep 26, 2017, H O Nwankwoala and others published Karst Topographic Studies of Ekintae East, Near Mfamosing, South-Eastern Nigeria | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ...
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Amajor, L.C. 1992. "Storm Induced Turbidity-like Deposits: An example from the Turonian Eze-Aku Formation at Nkalagu, South Eastern Nigeria". Jour of Min and Geol. 28(1):7-17. ... 24. Unomah, G.I. and Ekweozor, …
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and Abandoned Mines and Quarries in Ebonyi State, South-Eastern Nigeria - A Mini Review ... . the abandoned limestone quarry at Nkalagu area that occur within the Turonian age of the Eze-Aku Formation
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1.2. Geological setting. The Nigerian portion of the Benin (Dahomey) basin extends from the boundary between Nigeria and Benin Republic (in the area of the Gulf of Guinea), eastwards and terminates at the Okitipupa Ridge/Benin Hinge Line, which is the continental extension of the Chain Fracture Zone (CFZ), a major fault structure marking …
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The naturally occurring radioactivity concentrations of 40 K, 238 U and 232 Th in quarry samples from different locations in some South Eastern part of Nigeria was carried out using NaI (TI) detector.
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Nkalagu limestone is a rock unit in Nkalagu formation of the Lower Benue Trough. This formation has been found to evolve in Turonian time (Peters, 1978). Nkalagu formation …
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Petrographic and geochemical studies were undertaken on the Paleocene-Eocene limestones of the Ewekoro Formation in order to infer the depositional and post-depositional imprints on the limestone.
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quarry site in Okigwe of Imo State, South East Nigeria while Kumarasinghe et al. (2013) reported a total of 41 floral species in a commercial limestone quarry site in Sri Lanka.
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Samples of topsoil from the area of a limestone quarry in Gombe (North-eastern Nigeria) were collected to analyse levels of hazardous substances such as of Hg, Fe, Zn, Ni, Mn, Cu, Cr, Cd and Pb.
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as Petroleum Source Rocks in the Ogbunike Quarry, South-Eastern Nigeria Olajubaje, T. A., Akande, S. O., Department of Geology and Mineral Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria ... limestone beds. The shaly facies grade laterally to sandstones of the Owelli and Afikpo Formations in the Anambra Basin. Mamu Formation (Lower ...
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These businesses generate a lot of dust. Although limestone quarries are a major generator of alkaline (or active) dust, whereas granite quarries produce acidic dust, dust from quarry sites is a significant source of contamination. ... Ebonyi State is located in south-eastern Nigeria, approximately within latitudes 05° 4′ and 06° 4′N at ...
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According to, the colonial authorities began quarrying limestone in Nigeria in 1920 at Abakaliki, and as a result of its further exploitation, the ... and their chemical constituents because limestone quarries produce highly alkaline (active) dust while granite quarries ... Ebonyi State is located in south-eastern Nigeria, ...
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In Nigeria, Limestone occurs in the sedimentary environment of Benue Trough, Sokoto, Dahomey and Borno (Chad) basins. ... River Plains and between longitudes 7028'0"E and 8025'0"E and latitudes 5040'0"N and …
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Kaduna, Nigeria 2Symbol Mining Company, Gwana, Alkeleri, Bauchi State, Nigeria Abstract This study examined the selection of powder factor in blast holes at Dangote limestone quarry, located in Obajana, Kogi State, North-Central Nigeria. After preliminary field studies, ten (10) blasts with varying designs and powder factors were studied and …
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The Cement Plants in the country are located near quarries of suitable limestone or marble deposits. Limestone, marble and dolomite in Nigeria may be conveniently grouped into three classes on the basis of geological age, as follows: the Precambrian marble, the Cretaceous limestone, and the Tertiary limestone. Figure 1.
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Assessment of toxic heavy metal loading in topsoil samples within the vicinity of a limestone quarry in South Western Nigeria . × ... Southeastern Nigeria. Fortune Journals. Download Free PDF View PDF. Multivariate and statistical approaches for the evaluation of heavy metals pollution at e-waste dumping sites.
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State, South-Eastern, Nigeria. As high demand for water increases due to . population growth and rapid development across the state, it is of upmost ... lagu limestone quarry, Ebonyi state Nigeria.
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The study involves the geological and geoelectrical investigation of potential quarry rock materialat Lekwesi, Southeastern, Nigeria. 13 Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) were carried out using ...
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The major lithostratigraphic units of the eastern Dahomey Basin are the Araromi, Ewekoro and Akinbo Formations. Field studies show that the Araromi and Akinbo Formations contain shaly facies, while the Ewekoro Formation contains essentially fossiliferous limestones. The Araromi shales are dark and bituminous, while those of the …
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Processes such as erosion, weathering, and denudation are seen to be relief control. Twenty one (21) locations in Ekintae East, proposed limestone quarry phase II sites, …
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limestone quarry in Gombe State. Samples of topsoil from the area of a limestone quarry in Gombe (North-eastern Nigeria) were collected to analyse levels of hazardous substances such as of Hg, Fe, Zn,
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South-Eastern, Nigeria E. A. Amah1, 2 M. A. Agbebia 1Department of Geology, University of Calabar, Calabar, PMB 1115, Calabar, Nigeria. ... (21) exploratory boreholes were …
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The quarries are located in southwestern Nigeria. The geology of southwestern Nigeria is characterized by the Tertiary-Recent Dahomey basin which extends from Ghana through Togo, Benin Republic to Okitipupa ridge in Ondo area, southwestern Nigeria, with lithologies consisting of interbedded sequences of …
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A systematic ichnological analysis with sedimentological study of the Eocene Ameki Group in south-eastern Nigeria, was conducted to infer depositional and biogenic processes operating during basin ...
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Palaeocene limestone strata freshly exposed by quarry activities at the Dangote Cement Ibese, Nigeria, were examined and sampled. The recovered samples were subjected to qualitative lithologic description, X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses and thin-section petrography in order to determine the mineralogical characteristics and …
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THE GEOLOGY OF THE AREAS AROUND NKALAGUAND EZILLO, SOUTH EAST NIGERIA BY OKORO, UCHECHUKWU 2012/181806 DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY, FACULTY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA AUGUST, 2017 TITLE PAGE THE GEOLOGY OF THE AREAS AROUND NKALAGU AND …
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Ebonyi state, an eastern part of Nigeria, has increased quarry sites mainly for the economic gains due to its geological association and occurrence of deep buried and outcropped granitic rocks, limestone, and lead–zinc ores Chiadikobi et al., 2011; Obiora et al., 2016; Obasi et al., 2020). Some of the sites, had people do business around them ...
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as Petroleum Source Rocks in the Ogbunike Quarry, South-Eastern Nigeria Olajubaje, T. A., ... limestone beds. The shaly facies grade laterally to sandstones of the Owelli
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The exposed quarry sections of the PureChem Industries limited cement factory at Onigbedu, and an exposed section at Somo village, Ogun state Nigeria were sampled for the presentstudy. The sampled part of the quarry is located at longitude E0030 06024.000 and latitude N06 57'.57.100 and that of Somo village, was at longitudeE003 …
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In the study, the quality of groundwater for irrigation is assessed. The following parameters were analysed using American Public Health Association standard method: pH, turbidity, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, Mg2+, SO42−, Cl−, HCO32−, K+, Na2+ and Ca2+. Important constituents that influence the water quality for …
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