FIELD AND STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY OF THE DUNGULBI AREA, NORTHEASTERN NIGERIA

  • Fauziya Ahmed Rufai Modibbo Adama University of Technology
  • Maimuna Halilu Modibbo Adama University of Technology
  • Hafizullah. Abba Ahmed China University of Geosciences,
  • Shamsuddeen S. Ghani Modibbo Adama University of Technology,
Keywords: Dungulbi, Calc-alkaline granites, Pan-African,, Older Granite, Northeastern Nigeria

Abstract

Basement rocks of the Dungulbi area of Northeastern Nigeria were assessed and found to
comprise of Pre-Cambrian basement rocks invaded by Pan-African granites generally referred
to as the ‘Older Granites’. The area was composed mainly of Migmatite gneiss, granite gneisses
and calc-alkaline granites. The tectonic structures in the study area trend mostly NE – SW and
subordinately NW-SE and N-S conform with the regional deformational structures which
occurred during the Pan African thermotectonic events in the Nigerian basement.

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Author Biographies

Fauziya Ahmed Rufai, Modibbo Adama University of Technology

Department of Geology,

Maimuna Halilu, Modibbo Adama University of Technology

Department of Geology

Hafizullah. Abba Ahmed, China University of Geosciences,

State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, Center for Global
Tectonics and School of Earth Sciences,

Shamsuddeen S. Ghani, Modibbo Adama University of Technology,

Department of Geology,

Published
2017-08-31
How to Cite
Rufai, F. A., Halilu, M., Abba Ahmed, H., & Ghani, S. S. (2017). FIELD AND STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY OF THE DUNGULBI AREA, NORTHEASTERN NIGERIA. IJRDO-Journal of Applied Science, 3(8), 53-62. https://doi.org/10.53555/as.v3i8.1336