regional geology of the benue trough

regional geology of the benue trough

Benue Trough - Wikipedia

Benue Trough. West and Central African Rift System: Benue Trough to the west in Nigeria. The Benue Trough is a major geological structure underlying a large part of Nigeria and extending about 1,000 km northeast from the Bight of Benin to Lake Chad. It is part of

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A review of the geology of the Benue Trough, Nigeria ...

Jan 01, 1985 · A review of the geology of the Benue Trough, Nigeria CHARLES O. OFOEGBU Department of Geological Sciences, University of Durham, Durham DH 1 3LE, U.K. ( Received in revised.form 5 July 1984 ) Abstract--The geology of the Benue Trough, though better known than the geology of many other areas of Africa, cannot be said to be well known, as not ...

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REGIONAL GEOLOGY OF NIGERIA | MARTINS LIBRARY

REGIONAL GEOLOGY OF NIGERIA. The mapped area falls within the Benue trough The oldest sedimentary rocks in Nigeria is in this trough and they are of lower cretaceous age. The Benue trough is one of the seven main sedimentary structural features in the SE-NE Nigeria. Its developed during the separation of South America and Africa and the opening ...

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Stratigraphic Report of the Middle Benue Trough, Nigeria ...

regional structure of the Middle Benue, a detailed gravity survey was carried in 1979 by Ajayi and Ajayi et al., 1986 and their work discussed in detail folds, faults and intrusions which are the ... Geology of the Benue Trough The linear NE-SW trending Benue Trough (Figure 2) has a length of approximately 800km and open

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Petroleum Potentials of the Nigerian Benue Trough and ...

A review on the geology and petroleum potentials of the Nigerian Benue Trough and Anambra Basin is done to identify potential petroleum systems in the basins. The tectonic, stratigraphic and organic geochemical evaluations of these basins suggest the similarity with the contiguous basins of Chad and Niger Republics and Sudan, where commercial oil discovery have been made.

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(PDF) Petroleum Potentials of the Nigerian Benue Trough ...

A review on the geology and petroleum potentials of the Nigerian Benue Trough and Anambra Basin is done to identify potential petroleum systems in the basins. The tectonic, stratigraphic and ...

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Petroleum Potentials of the Nigerian Benue Trough and ...

A review on the geology and petroleum potentials of the Nigerian Benue Trough and Anambra Basin is done to identify potential petroleum systems in the basins. The tectonic, stratigraphic and organic geochemical evaluations of these basins suggest the similarity with the contiguous basins of Chad and Niger Republics and Sudan, where commercial oil discovery have been made.

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Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrogenesis of the Vein-Type ...

高达12%返现 · Oct 28, 2020 · Regional setting of South America and African in relation to Benue Trough after the break-up of the Gondwanaland (Aptian reconstruction). Inset: A, Gondwanaland; B, The area around Gulf of Guinea, the Brazilian plate, the Benue Trough and the several transform faults.

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Structural-depth analysis of the Yola Arm of the Upper ...

Dec 01, 2016 · The Upper Benue Trough of Nigeria is comprised of three basins: the east–west trending Yola Basin (Yola Arm), the north-south trending Gongola Basin (Gongola Arm) and the northeast-southwest trending Lau Basin (Main Arm).The Benue Trough is itself a product of the West and Central African Rift System in which it opened as a broad strike-slip fault system.

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Re-evaluation of Sedimentary Thickness and Curie Point ...

Jul 03, 2017 · Fig.1 shows the study area and the regional geology of the Lower Benue trough. The geological map (Fig 2) of the study was extracted from the regional geologic map and redigitized using the Arc GIS software for enhanced interpretation of the aeromagnetic map. Visually inspecting the map shows five main formations within the study area.

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Regional Geology, Basin Forming Tectonics and Basin Fills ...

Request PDF | Regional Geology, Basin Forming Tectonics and Basin Fills of Southern Benue Trough and Anambra Basin in Afikpo Area | Several studies have documented the evolution of the Nigeria’s ...

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Stratigraphic Evolution of the Benue Trough and Its ...

an embayment projected into the Benue Trough. Paleobiogeographic evidence and regional facies distribu-tion in the Sahara and northeast Benue Trough do not support an open connection between the Late Cretaceous Saharan sea and the Benue Trough. INTRODUCTION The Benue Trough is a unique rift feature on the African continent in that it occupies an

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Stratigraphic Evolution of the Benue Trough and Its ...

Thus, the equatorial and South Atlantic Oceans were open at that time and an embayment projected into the Benue Trough. Paleobiogeographic evidence and regional facies distribution in the Sahara and northeast Benue Trough do not support an open connection between the Late Cretaceous Saharan sea and the Benue Trough.

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Spectral Analysis and Euler Deconvolution of Regional ...

regional geology of the Lower Benue trough. Fig. 1. Regional Geology of the Lower Benue Trough showing the study area (adapted from [13] and Modified by [14]). The geology of the map sheet 301 (Fig 2) was extracted from the regional geologic map and redigitized for enhanced interpretation of the aeromagnetic map. The five main

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(PDF) Petroleum Potentials of the Nigerian Benue Trough ...

A review on the geology and petroleum potentials of the Nigerian Benue Trough and Anambra Basin is done to identify potential petroleum systems in the basins. The tectonic, stratigraphic and ...

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Sedimentology, diagenesis, and reservoir quality ...

Nov 24, 2021 · Regional geologic framework. The Anambra Basin is a structural depression situated at the southwestern edge of the Benue Trough that is exposed over a roughly triangular area, approximately 95,000 km 2 (Nwajide 2005). The basin is a northeast-southwest striking syncline located at the southwestern end of the Benue Trough.

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[PDF] Petroleum Potentials of the Nigerian Benue Trough ...

A review on the geology and petroleum potentials of the Nigerian Benue Trough and Anambra Basin is done to identify potential petroleum systems in the basins. The tectonic, stratigraphic and organic geochemical evaluations of these basins suggest the similarity with the contiguous basins of Chad and Niger Republics and Sudan, where commercial oil discovery have been made.

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Hydrogeochemistry of the Middle Benue Trough, Nigeria ...

Jan 10, 2019 · There are many sources of underground water in the Middle Benue Trough, which have varying composition and constituents. Water samples from saline springs, boreholes, hand-dug wells and rivers / streams from the Middle Benue Trough are collected and analysed for cations, anions and heavy metals, using atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS); with aim of determining the concentration of the ...

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Paleocurrent Analysis of the Sandstone Body in Akpoha and ...

Trough, the thin crust beneath it and the dominate influence of vertical movement as a course of the folding. Tectonic setting An adequate interpretation of the geology and history of the Benue Trough requires a proper understanding of its regional tectonic framework. The origin, tectonic evolution, and the stratigraphy of the

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Re-evaluation of Sedimentary Thickness and Curie Point ...

Jul 03, 2017 · Fig.1 shows the study area and the regional geology of the Lower Benue trough. The geological map (Fig 2) of the study was extracted from the regional geologic map and redigitized using the Arc GIS software for enhanced interpretation of the aeromagnetic map. Visually inspecting the map shows five main formations within the study area.

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GEO-ELECTRICAL DATA ANALYSIS TO DEMARCATE

The regional geology of the Benue Trough of Nigeria based on the previous work has been reviewed a number of times. It is an elongated NE – SW trending intracratonic sedimentary basin located at a re-entrant in the West African continental margin, which includes the Niger, Benue and Gongola Rivers. The

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Evolution of Nigeria's Benue Trough (Aulacogen): a ...

May 01, 2009 · Most of the tectonic models presented for the Benue depression have placed undue emphasis on certain plate tectonic concepts which are inconsistent with the salient geologic features of the trough. A possible model, involving the rise and cessation of mantle upwelling beneath a Cretaceous hot spot, and attendant patterns of doming, rifting ...

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Depth to magnetic basement in the Anambra Basin, Benue ...

Data transformation, regional-residual separation, trend analysis, and analytic signal (AS) depth estimation were applied to aeromagnetic data covering the Anambra Basin, which is a major depocenter in the Benue Trough, southeast Nigeria, with the primary objectives of accentuating the attributes of magnetic sources and determining if sufficient sediment thickness exists for hydrocarbon ...

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Minerals | Free Full-Text | Implementing Digital Edge ...

Sep 27, 2021 · Digital edge detector operations using magnetic derivatives in conjunction with spectra depth analysis were performed on high-resolution aeromagnetic signals to enhance the delineation and interpretation of depth, structural, and intrasedimentary features within the Middle Benue Trough (MBT) of North Central Nigeria, which could serve as a guide for mineral exploration.

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Stratigraphic Evolution of the Benue Trough and Its ...

an embayment projected into the Benue Trough. Paleobiogeographic evidence and regional facies distribu-tion in the Sahara and northeast Benue Trough do not support an open connection between the Late Cretaceous Saharan sea and the Benue Trough. INTRODUCTION The Benue Trough is a unique rift feature on the African continent in that it occupies an

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A review of the geology of the Benue Trough, Nigeria ...

The geology of the Benue Trough, though better known than the geology of many other areas of Africa, cannot be said to be well known, as not much published information on the trough exists. The absence of detailed information on some aspects of the geology of the Benue Trough has inhibited would-be researchers on different aspects of the trough and has presented the most serious

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Petroleum Geology of Benue Trough and Southeastern Chad ...

Cretaceous cyclic sedimentation in the southern Benue trough, together with unconformities, provide a tripartite subdivision of the sedimentary succession into (1) the Albian Asu River Group, (2) the late Cenomanian to early Santonian Cross River Group (new name) comprising the marine Nkalagu Formation (new name) and interfingering marginal marine sandstones, and (3) the post-Santonian

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Sedimentology, diagenesis, and reservoir quality ...

Nov 24, 2021 · Regional geologic framework. The Anambra Basin is a structural depression situated at the southwestern edge of the Benue Trough that is exposed over a roughly triangular area, approximately 95,000 km 2 (Nwajide 2005). The basin is a northeast-southwest striking syncline located at the southwestern end of the Benue Trough.

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DELINEATION OF HIGH-RESOLUTION AEROMAGNETIC

Section of the Map of Nigeria showing the Lower Benue Trough [12]. 1.2 Regional Geology of Nigeria . The geology of Nigeria is made up essentially of the Basement Complex, the Younger Granite and the Sedimentary Basins. The Basement Complex, which is Precambrian in age, is made up of the Migmatite-Gneiss Complex, ...

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Evolution of Gongola Basin Upper Benue Trough Northeastern ...

INTRODUCTION. The Gongola Basin (arm) of the Upper Benue Trough () is a N-S trending arm of the 1000 km long Benue Trough.The mechanism of the formation of the Trough dominated most of the early studies carried out in the area and, although, still controversial, an unstable RRF (rift-rift fault) triple junction model leading to plate dilation and the opening of the Gulf of Guinea (Benkhelil ...

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Geo-Electrical Data Analysis to Demarcate Groundwater ...

The regional geology of the Benue Trough of Nigeria based on the previous work has been reviewed a number of times. It is an elongated NE – SW trending intracratonic sedimentary basin located at a re-entrant in the West African continental margin, which includes the

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Re-evaluation of Sedimentary Thickness and Curie Point ...

Jul 03, 2017 · the regional geology of the Lower Benue trough. The geological map (Fig 2) of the study was extracted from the regional geologic map and redigitized using the Arc GIS software for enhanced interpretation of the aeromagnetic map. Visually inspecting

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Regional geology 5 Structure 5 Horn of Africa 5 Plateau and rift belt 11 Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Basins 13 Central Africa interior basins 13 Upper Nile Basin (Sudan trough) 13 ... Benue trough 27 Petroleum geology 27 ...

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Geographical Regions of Nigeria - Reuben K. Udo - Google Books

The high plains of the Benue trough . 140: Relief and Drainage of the Benue Basin ... harvesting of palms . 72: A West to East Crosssection across the Scarplands . 78: Climate and vegetation . 79: Farm settlements . 85: Geology of the Enugu Coalfield ... Common terms and phrases. acres agricultural appears areas belt Benin Benue Calabar carried ...

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A spatial analysis for geothermal energy exploration using ...

Oct 05, 2021 · The study location (Fig. 1) which forms part of the mid Nigerian Benue trough is geographically situated within latitude N7.4° to N9° and longitude

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OPEN ACCESS Freely available online Journal of Geology ...

Mar 08, 2021 · Figure 1: Outline and general geologic Map of Mamfe Basin. Figure 2: A regional geologic map, showing the location of Mamfe and Garoua Basins as eastern extensions of the Benue Trough of Nigeria into Cameroon and also, the Cameroon Volcanic Line (CVL).

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGY

The study area is in the middle Benue trough Nigeria. The middle Benue trough (the hatched area) links the upper and lower arms of the Benue trough sedimentary basin in Nigeria. It is part of a long stretch arm of the Central African rift system and one of about seven inland sedimentary

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Application of Radar Imagery to Tectonic, Structural and ...

Southeastern Benue Trough, Nigeria Minapuye Isaac Odigi1* and Prince Suka Momta1 1Department of Geology, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Authors’ contributions ... The regional tectonics interpreted from the radar imageries are likely hydrocarbon related structural features.

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