The Gboko Limestone, Yandev, Benue State, Nigeria: …
Geology of Gboko Limestone, Yandev, Benue State, Nigeria The Benue Basin is an elongate NE-SW oriented sedimentary rift that extends inland for approximately 800 km from the Nigerian coastline. The Gboko limestone ( Figure 1 ) actually exposed at Yandev quarry is a component of the sedimentary fill of the Benue trough.
Geochemical Quality Assessment of Limestone of the …
The study area is a limestone quarry of the cement plant in Ashaka, Gongola Basin in Gombe State and belongs to the Kanawa Member of Pindiga Formation, located within the "Dumbulwa Bage High" of Zaborski et al., (1997). Regionally, the geology of the study area falls within the Benue Trough which is linear stretch of
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(PDF) NATURAL RESOURCE EXPLOITATION IN …
Barite Deposits in the Benue trough . Nigeria. Journal ... Activities on Local Vegetation Cover . in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. A Ph.D Thesis . submitted to the Centre for ... Limestone Quarry and the ...
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Limestone Quarry In Benue State Nigeria
Nigeria is endowed with large deposits of limestone and marble located in all parts of the country. The limestone at Mfamosing, near Calabar, is the largest and the purest deposit in Nigeria. It is …
Impact of Past Mining Activities on Water Resources …
(2). the abandoned limestone quarry at Nkalagu area that occur within the Turonian age of the Eze-Aku Formation (Figure 1b) (3) Salt/Brine that occur within Cretaceous
Reserve estimation of limestone deposit in Obiaja area, …
exploitation of the limestone deposits, it can earn more foreign exchange to compliment her earnings and making positive contribution to the national economy. Geologic setting of the …
Effect of Mining Activities on Vegetation Composition …
situation exists in all the limestone and marble quarries in differing proportions at Ewekoro, Nkalagu, Ashaka, ... discovery of limestone traces in Mbayion, Gboko Local Government Area, Benue State of Nigeria in 1960, a cement plant was established within the region which commenced operation in 1980. Subsequently, in 2004 with Dangote
Geochemical assessment of water quality for irrigation in …
limestone quarry pit at Nkalagu area, southern Benue T rough, Nigeria M. O. Eyankware 1 · V . S. Nnajieze 1 · C. G. Aleke 1 Received: 16 July 2017 / Accepted: 3 January 2018 / Published online ...
Geology and Occurrences of Limestone and …
Limestone occurs only in the sedimentary basins in Nigeria. It occurs mainly in the Benue Trough (Lower, Middle and Upper), Sokoto, Dahomey and Borno (Chad) Basins.
Geology and Occurrences of Limestone and …
The Cretaceous shallow marine Gboko limestone, Yandev, Nigeria is a component of the sedimentary fill of the 800 km NE-SW trending Benue Trough, Nigeria. The limestone is made up of thin bedded to massive limestone beds …
Geology and Occurrences of Limestone and Marble in Nigeria …
Limestone occurs only in the sedimentary basins in Nigeria. It occurs mainly in the Benue Trough (Lower, Middle and Upper), Sokoto, Dahomey and Borno (Chad) Basins. Limestone-forming environments (shallow coastal marine conditions), appear to have
Geology of parts of Gboko and Makurdi Local Government Areas, Benue
The limestone unit is of a smaller area and circumscribed by the sandstone. Fossils identified in the limestone include mostly pelecypods, gastropods and ammoids. ... Benue State, Nigeria Madu and Ozibo 072 Then sub tributaries flow from an elevated plain of about 600ft above sea level, which serves as the main water divide of the area. The ...
The Gboko Limestone, Yandev, Benue State, Nigeria: …
The Cretaceous shallow marine Gboko limestone, Yandev, Nigeria is a component of the sedimentary fill of the 800 km NE-SW trending Benue Trough, Nigeria. The limestone is made up of thin bedded to massive limestone beds interspersed with laminated
Geochemistry and Industrial Assessment of Limestone …
Northern Benue trough, Northeastern Nigeria Valdon, Y. B. Department of Geology, Faculty of Physical Sciences Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria Correspondence email: [email protected] Abstract Limestone deposits occur within sedimentary formations in Guyuk, Nigeria. The growing demand
Limestone Quarry In Benue State Nigeria
Limestone and marble are carbonate rocks, dominated by the mineral calcite (CaCO 3). Nigeria is endowed with large deposits of limestone and marble located in all parts of the country. The limestone at Mfamosing, near Calabar, is the largest and the purest deposit in Nigeria. It is about 50 metres thick at the quarry site.
(PDF) Geochemical assessment of toxic metals stocking in …
This work presents an assessment of geochemical toxic metal stocking in top-soil within the area of a 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, Ni, Mn, Cu, Cr, Cd and Pb.
Appraisal of groundwater to risk contamination …
state, southern Nigeria, is mostly attributed to mining/quar- rying (Eyankware et al., 2022 ; Obasi et al., 2021 ). In the sedimentary basin of southern Nigeria, the sout hern Benue
The Gboko Limestone, Yandev, Benue State, Nigeria: …
The Gboko Limestone, Yandev, Benue State, Nigeria: Geology, Geochemistry and Industrial Potentials
THE GEOLOGY OF THE AREAS AROUND NKALAGUAND EZILLO, SOUTH EAST NIGERIA
This study focuses on areas around Nkalagu and Ezillo in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The area is underlain by sediments belonging to the Ezillo and Nkalagu formations within the Eze-Aku Group (formerly formation). ... 32 Fig 13.0:(a) Photo showing limestone unit and (b) Bivalve embedded in limestone at Quarry in ...
Evaluations of Turonian Limestone Formation Exposed at NIGERCEM-Quarry
A geochemical study of Nkalagu limestone of the Lower Benue Trough as exposed at Nigeria Cement Company (NIGERCEM) was carried out. The study aims at the determination of major oxides and trace elements of the limestone exposed in the quarry using X–Ray Fluorescence Spectrophotometer (XRF) and Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) respectively as …
The Gboko Limestone, Yandev, Benue State, Nigeria: …
The Cretaceous shallow marine Gboko limestone, Yandev, Nigeria is a component of the sedimentary fill of the 800 km NE-SW trending Benue Trough, Nigeria. The limestone is made …
Limestone – Ministry of Solid Minerals Development
Classified as one of the strategic mineral in Nigeria, Limestone is a rock with an enormous diversity of uses. The largest and purest deposits of limestone are found in the …
The Gboko Limestone, Yandev, Benue State, Nigeria: …
The Cretaceous shallow marine Gboko limestone, Yandev, Nigeria is a compo-nent of the sedimentary fill of the 800 km NE-SW trending Benue Trough, Ni-geria. The limestone is made …
Assessment of the Radiation Hazard Indices from Terrestrial …
PDF | On Jan 10, 2017, A Olanrewaju and others published Assessment of the Radiation Hazard Indices from Terrestrial Radiation in Mining Sites in Benue State, Nigeria | Find, read and cite all the ...
CHEMICAL ASSESSMENT AND INDUSTRIAL QUALITY OF …
Formation is well exposed in the limestone quarry of the Ashaka Cement Factory at Ashaka village in Gombe State, north eastern Nigeria (Obaje et al, 2000) and was described as Kanawa
The Gboko Limestone, Yandev, Benue State, Nigeria: …
enhancing the developmental economy of Nigeria. 2. Geology of Gboko Limestone, Yandev, Benue State, Nigeria The Benue Basin is an elongate NE-SW oriented sedimentary rift that extends inland for approximately 800 km from the Nigerian coastline. The Gboko li-mestone (Figure 1) actually exposed at Yandev quarry is a component of the se-
The Gboko Limestone, Yandev, Benue State, Nigeria: …
The Cretaceous shallow marine Gboko limestone, Yandev, Nigeria is a component of the sedimentary fill of the 800 km NE-SW trending Benue Trough, Nigeria. The limestone is made up of thin bedded to massive limestone beds interspersed with laminated grey shale having foraminifera as the dominant fossil. The limestone has both mud supported and grain …
An integration of hydrochemical data and stable isotopes in …
Ngboejogu is situated in Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi State, Southern Benue Trough Nigeria, and it lies between latitudes 6°24′0″ N and 6°34′0″ N and longitudes 7°51′0″ E and 8°2′0″ E, covering a total area of about 208 km 2 in size on a scale of 1:60,000 (Fig. 1). Ebonyi local government area, Ezza North, Ishielu ...