THE GEOLOGY OF THE AREA AROUND MA INAMAJI , ALKALERI L. G, A. BAUCH! STATE , NIGERI A, SHE ET 150 IALKALERI SE AND SWI
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1991-07-01
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Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi
Abstract
The area studied ls located within latitudes ioooo'N and
l0°34'N and longitudes io004'E and io0o6'E and it covers an
area of about 33.0km2,
The area ls underlain by both crystaline basement rocks
and sedimentary rock. The Crystaline basement rocks consists of
migmat!tic gneiss complex, Granitic gneiss, Quartzites and Older
Granite suite comprising of biotite granite, hornblende granite.
The foldi ng is dominant on the quartz riqges. The migmat ituc .
gneiss complex is thought to be the oldest group of rocks in the
mapped area Brirrimlan C2500m.y) or Liberian C2800m.Y> Cooray
(1974).