This paper investigates and reports the lithological and compositional features of Igue marble deposit in southwestern Nigeria. The deposit occurs as low-lying heterogeneous units under a humus-laden dark brown tropical soil within Igarra Schist Belt on south eastern flank of basement complex of southwestern Nigeria. The marble deposit …
Compositional characteristics and functional applications of Obajana marble deposit in the Precambrian basement complex of central Nigeria August 2015 Ife Journal of Science 17(3):591-603
In this study, samples from five different marble deposits, all within the area underlain by the schist belt in the Ukpilla area of Edo State (Nigeria), were subjected to standard …
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. West of Calabar, another carbonate body occurs in the subsurface that is 450 metres thick. The
Abstract. Nigeria, the most populous nation and largest economy in Africa is endowed with abundant mineral resources, including energy fuels, industrial minerals, gemstones, and metallic minerals ...
Geological mapping as well as chemical analysis for marble deposit in the Muro-Obugu-Panda area of Toto Local Government, Nasarawa State, Nigeria, was carried out. The objectives of the study are to first map out the extent of the deposit and then evaluate its chemical characteristics. The geology of the area forms part of the Upper …
The State lies distributed fairly in the two geological segments of the State between longitudes 60 42′ and 60 70′ E and latitudes 70 30′ and 70 (Fig. 2). According to reports by the Geological Survey of 50′ N. It has a landmass of 29,833 square kilometres. The geological setting of Kogi State is unique in view of the Nigeria Agency ...
INTRODUCTION. The marbles of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are found in the eastern part of Kuje (Fig 1). The marble localities include Burum, Taka-Lafia, Dibe Fadama, Dibe Kassa, Kasada and Kusaki (Fig. 2). The occurrence of marbles in this area was, first examined and studied at Burum (Burum East Deposit)
870,000. 900,000. In Nigeria, limestone and marble are the main minerals of cement production. The conversion of this limestone into cement by heat releases carbon dioxide as a waste product. Ndefo [ 9] highlighted the deposits of these minerals and their carbon contents in various percentages, as shown in Figure 1.
Geological mapping as well as chemical analysis for marble deposit in the Muro-Obugu-Panda area of Toto Local Government, Nasarawa State, Nigeria, was carried out. The objectives of the study are to first map out the extent of the deposit and then evaluate its chemical characteristics. The geology of the area forms part of the Upper Proterozoic …
Marble deposits in the State ar e localized within I NTE RNA TIO NAL J OU RNA L O F M ULT IDI SCI PLI NAR Y S C IEN CES AN D E N GIN EER ING, V OL . 9, N O . 7, J ULY 20 18 [ISS N: 2 045 -705 7 ...
There are twenty chapters in the book, divided into five parts. Part I is an introduction to mineral resources and discussion of the geological and tectonic setting and classification of Nigeria's mineral deposits. Part 2 provides detailed descriptions of known deposits of eighteen metals (Fe, Au, Pb, Zn, Cu, Ag, Sn, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Ti, Bi, Cr ...
Marble is readily dissolved by acids, even very dilute acid. However, dolomite marble is much more resistant to acid attack than calcite marble. 5.0 Limestone and Marble Occurrences in Nigeria Extensive deposits of limestone and marble exist throughout the country. They provide the necessary raw materials for the country's cement factories.
2018. Ore deposits are sources of raw materials for industries. This paper examines the types of ore deposits in Nigeria. Ores of iron, tin-niobium-tantalum deposits, and precious metals in the Nigerian basement complex are predominantly associated with the metasediments (gneisses and schists). Associated with the older granites and ...
1.0 INTRODUCTION The marble located within Oreke and Owa-kajola area of North Central Nigeria is of the Precambrian, located ... induced local as well as foreign entrepreneurs' to show a keen interest in the exploitation of marble deposits in Nigeria and what determines the suitability of a marble deposit for the production of cement and ...
INTRODUCTION A variety of marble deposits is found within the Nigerian basement terrain,e.g. Burum-Takalafia in the ... Nigeria's marble reserves are put in excess of 5 billion tonnes of proven ...
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INTRODUCTION. Lenticular marble deposit occurs around Owa-Kajola, Southwestern Nigeria (Fig. 1). Geochemical assessment of the marble was carried out in order to …
Keywords: Nigeria; Marble; Deposit; Mass . Introduction. Marble, a major raw material for industries, is a crystalline, non-foliated metamorphic rock formed from the metamorphism of limestone (a carbonate sedimentary rock formed at the bottom of lakes and seas). The Itobe marble deposit is located about 1 km from Itobe town along the …
The minister stated that Nigeria would only deal with Tesla if the company agreed to build its battery-making factories in Nigeria. The price of lithium has risen from $6,000 per tonne in 2020 to $78,000 per tonne in 2022, and it is expected to be the most valuable mineral on earth by 2040. Additionally, Nigeria's lithium is high-grade.
Introduction Toto area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria, is endowed with an extensive marble deposit associated with schist, quartzite and banded iron formation. The area covers …
A. Moumouni et al. 84 1. Introduction Toto area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria, is endowed with an extensive marble deposit associated with schist, qua-rtzite and banded iron formation.
The average specific gravity of Nigerian li mestone and marble varies from 2.70 to 2.86. The surface of marble crumbles readily when exposed to a moist, acid atmosphere, but marble is. durable in ...
Over the years, the numbers of granite and bitumen processing sites for road constructions have increased due to large deposit of granite, limestone, laterite and bitumen in Nigeria (Oyedele et al ...
These structural orientations are common to other mineralization, such as gold, banded iron formation (BIF), lead/zinc ores, tantalite, manganese, and marble deposits elsewhere in the crystalline basement rocks in Nigeria . However, little is known about the manganese mineralization in the Oban area regarding the extent, nature, and …
Obajana marble deposit. Similarly, the results of physical parameters for the marble indicate that bulk density (2.55g/cm 3), compressive strength (13.84 Mpa), hardness (3.0), specific gravity (2. ...
copper, cobalt and gems, and Western Africa for its iron ore, bauxite, uranium and gold. Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation, and its economy is nominally the largest, slightly ahead of ...
Physical mapping and geochemical characterization of some industrial mineral occurrences in North-Central Nigeria have been undertaken as a basis for identifying the locations of their occurrence ...
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1. Introduction Toto area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria, is endowed with an extensive marble deposit associated with schist, qua-rtzite and banded iron formation.
The marble and dolomite deposits in Nigeria are often associated with the meta-sediments such as schist, amphibolites complex and metal-conglomerates. They are also used as flux in steel making. Limestone deposits in different parts of Nigeria are in excess of 2 billion metric tonnes.
ABSTRACT. The geology, petrography and geochemistry of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), marbles were investigated with the view to establishing marble occurrences and …
ancient limestone or dolostone. Most economic marble deposits in Nigeria are associated with the schist belts. The geology and occurrence of limestone and marble in Nigeria has been investigated (Odeyemi et al., 1997; Fatoye and Gideon, 2013). The industrial application of some viable marble deposits in Nigeria have also been
Ikpeshi is located along Auchi -Igarra road in Akoko-Edo LGA, Edo State, Nigeria and it is a home to industrial minerals such as limestone, marble, dolomite, calcite, kaolin, feldspar, etc.
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Nigeria. The deposit is closely and structurally related to the Oreke dolomitic marble deposit (Adedoyin et al, op cit). Studies at outcrop and hand sample levels show that the marble vary in color from light grey to white. Sometimes, bands of the two varieties are seen together. The grey color is due to contamination from organic materials ...
The result showed that an appreciable amount of the marble deposit, with CaO in the range of 32.95% to 50.05% and Silica ranging from 1.40% to 7.20%. From these chemical analyses, Itobe limestone ...
The area lies between the coordinates 8.5°N–9.0°N and 3.5°E–4.5°E. The aim of this research is to estimate the depth extent of marble reserve in Igbeti, lying between the coordinates 8.5°N–9.0°N and 3.5°E–4.5°E, on a section of the basement complex of Nigeria geology, by processing Total Magnetic Intensity (TMI) data, as ...
Introduction Marbles are generally metamorphic derivatives of sedimentary carbonates. ... the marble deposits ]. Igarra area[2 in Edo State, Nigeria, is endowed with large marble deposit ...
