Fauremureta cgmw unesco copublication, with the financial support of brgm french geological survey high resolution scans in pdf, tiff and jpg formats. The agency has a vibrant cartographic unit responsible for the production of geological maps of various scale series and such other special maps as required by the organization read more. During a 4year period 1982 through 1985, 60 beach profile stations were. Geological and structural interpretation of adoekiti southwest and. Geologic mapping of abeokuta metropolis, southwestern nigeria akinse, a.
Dessauvagie, at the geology department, university of ibadan. Department of geology, modibbo adama university of technology, yola nigeria abstract. Geological survey of nigeria agency has played an active role in the exploration for mineral deposits in nigeria. Oyinloye department of geology, university of adoekiti nigeria 1. Updated and digitized geological map of ogun state b. The morphology and sediment character of the coastline of. Review of the basement geology and mineral belts of nigeria i. Putting nigeria on the map new data generated from the largest airborne geophysical survey ever undertaken in nigeria is helping to position the country as an exciting destination for explorers. Several maps were now generated from the database such as the elevation of. The geologic and crosssection map of the study area 3.
As a leading global manufacturer of crushing, grinding and mining equipments, we offer advanced, reasonable solutions for any sizereduction requirements including, map of nigeria with the location of their mineral resources, quarry, aggregate, and different kinds of minerals. Geological context paleoproterozoic baoule mossin domain in the southern portion of the west african craton modified. Rahaman preliminary report on the field relationships of the basement complex rocks around igarra, midwest i. Abstract a study was carried out in parts of abeokuta metropolis to determine the lithologic features present in the study area. The field geology of nigeria was carried out by the department of geological sciences, achievers university between monday, 25th april and saturday, 30th april 2016. The national elevation dataset ned is a seamless raster product primarily derived from usgs 10 and 30meter digital elevation models dems.
Petrology of ibillomangongo area of igarra, edo state. Interpretation of airborne magnetic data of upper benue trough. Shell, producing about half of nigeria s oil output and a leading developer in the gulf of mexico, is exploring deep and ultradeep areas off angola, congo and the ivory coast, as well as in the offshore sector of nigeria. Geological map of nigeria geographic landmass has been produced since 1964 with the recent update being in 2009. It is a large political map of africa that also shows many of the continents physical features in color or shaded relief. The mineral belts of nigeria include both pan african structures ns, nnessw, enewsw, well preserved in the western province of the nigeria basement complex and the mesozoic to early cenozoic. To avoid overlapping when merging the gis layers into a single dataset, the original. The goal of the project was to assess the undiscovered, technically. Geological maps of nigeria produced by the geological survey of nigeria okezie, 1974, okezie, 1984, ojo, 1994 and malomo, 2004. A geologic field report on the geology of part of the oban. Pdf an overview of the geology and hydrogeology of nigeria.
The six geopolitical zones of nigeria is a major division in modern nigeria, created during the regime of president general sani abacha. This map shows a combination of political and physical features. Ned data are available from the national map viewer as 1 arcsecond approximately 30 meters for the conus, and at and 19 arcseconds approximately 10 and 3 meters, respectively for parts of the. Publications of ngsa nigeria geological survey agency. Geology and mineral resources of the lower benue trough. Accessing detailed geological and geophysical information for any part of nigeria. The geological map of nigeria by okezie 1974 shows that the precambrian basement complex can be divided into two distinct zones, namely.
Geology and mineral resources of nigeria nuhu george obaje. Jimada2 1department of geology, federal university of technology, nigeria 2niger state ruwatsan agency, nigeria abstract. The federal republic of nigeria is a country in west africa and the most populous country on the african continent. Geological map of nigeria showing the three major lithopetrological units with african map inset modified after obaje, 2009 schist belt, the kazaure schist belt, the maru schist belt, the anka schist belt, the zuru schist belt, the iseyin. The three sedimentary basins in nigeria are underlain by continental crust except in the niger delta, where the basement rock. In order to present a detailed geology of an area there is need to have a coherent framework of the lithology, structure, alteration, metamorphism and deformation that exist in the study area. Lower crustal exhumation under transtension during the. Since the creation of the geological survey of nigeria in 1903, numerous studies have been carried out on various aspects of the geology and mineral resources of nigeria. If you are interested in benin and the geography of africa our large laminated map of africa might be just what you need.
Pdf geological mapping, petrological study and structural. Hamza 3 1department of geology and geography, ibrahim badamasi babangida university, lapai, niger state, nigeria. The geology of nigeria formed beginning in the archean and proterozoic eons of the precambrian. Geology and soil map of nigeria was georeferenced, clipped and digitized as the case may be. Geologic maps of the 50 united states created by andrew alden from the u. The aim of the field trip was to expose students to the regional geology of the. The country forms the nigerian province and more than half of its surface is igneous and metamorphic crystalline basement rock from the precambrian. The cdrom was compiled according to the methodology developed by the u.
Hydrogeology of nigeria earthwise british geological survey. Geological mapping is a primary component of producing geological maps. Part 1 discusses the geology of the crystalline rocks and their regional distribution while the sedimentary basins constitute the subject of part 2. Jul 30, 2007 the west african offshore contains over 20 bn barrels of oil to be explored. Undiscovered natural gas resources total petroleum system unit boundaries for bangladesh. Geology and geotectonic setting of the basement complex. Elizabethan publishing company, 1976 geology 436 pages. Contains details on the geological units of nigeria and the associated mineral resources.
Hydrocarbon prospect of nigerias gongola basin based on. Geology and mineral resources of nigeria nuhu george. Hydrogeophysical investigation of the federal housing estate. This page is about map of mineral deposits in nigeria and their location, click here to get more infomation about map of mineral deposits in nigeria and their location. Download nigeria geo dataset for states, lga and ward levels. Nigeria book nigerian anorogenic ring complexes 66 pages with map. Generalized geological map of the world and linked databases published 1995 portion used here is specifically kirkham, r. Charpentier foreword this report was prepared as part of the world petroleum assessment 2000 of the u. Nigeria is a famous country with more than one hundred and forty million population. Assessment of the undiscovered oil and gas of the senegal. Landsat 9 is a partnership between the national aeronautics and space administration nasa and the u. Notes on the chronostratigraphic map of the republic of south africa and the kingdoms of lesotho and swaziland with the completely digital production of the 1. Nigeria is equatorial in the south, tropical in the center, and dry in north.
Here you can download complete map of nigeria at states, lga and ward levels in different file formats including image files, pdf, shapefile, csv, geojson, xml etc. International geological map of africa digital ccgm cgmw. This multidisciplinary publication was initiated in 1963, and to 1965 titled the journal of the nigerian mining geological and metallurgical society. Our twoyear project, which commenced in october 2008, provides technical assistance to the nigerian geological survey agency ngsa to carry out a national programme of. Map of nigeria with the location of their mineral resources products. Implications on provenance and evolution akindele o. The intense focus on mineral search would account for the fact that the publication of the first even.
The first survey of the geology of nigeria was undertaken immediately after the establishment of the geological survey of nigeria in 1919, under the directories of dr. Review of the basement geology and mineral belts of nigeria. Mapping of available outcrops in a terrain remains one of the essential. Are you looking for complete map of nigeria at states, lga and ward levels. Some ngsa staff were also trained in the uk on sample preparation and laboratory techniques, aspects of economic geology, and data processing at the bgs. Nigeria is underlain by seven major sedimenta ry basins, viz. The assembled 6 sheets of this map constitute an interesting document, and a valuable tool for both research and teaching purposes. Figure 1 shows a simplified geological map of nigeria. Haruna department of geology, modibbo adama university of technology, yola nigeria abstract. Produce geological, geophysical and geochemical maps of nigeria on various scales.
Aquifers in the sokoto basin, northwestern nigeria, with a. Generalized geological map of nigeria from macdonald et al. Geological mapping systematic geological mapping of selected sheets on 1. Odeyemi intermediate rocks from older granite complexes. Pdf geological map of the transboundary region benin, niger. Of all these maps, it was only the ones of ojo 1994 and malomo 2004 that showed that the area is underlain by the schist belt in addition to migmatitesmigmatitic gneisses and granitoids. If you are interested in nigeria and the geography of africa our large laminated map of africa might be just what you need. T abuja is almost predominantly underlain by high grade metamorphism and igneous rocks of precambrian age generally trending nnessw, these rocks consists of gneiss, migmatites, granites and schist belt outcrops along the eastern margin of the area. However the main coverage is from the sw to ne corner. Merging the enhanced tilt derivative map and the analytical signal map makes. The sokoto basin nigerian sector of the iullemmeden basin. Geological surveys geologic map of the united states, 1974, by philip king and helen beikman fair use policy. Geological mapping, petrological study and structural. Geology and geotectonic setting of the basement complex rocks in south western nigeria.
Geological map of akure showing the study area owoyemi, 1996 materials and method of study four 4 traverses, which ranged in lengths from 200 m to 1020 m, were established in an approximately e w direction across the study area fig. A geologic map or geological map is a specialpurpose map made to show various geological features. Geological survey usgs that will continue the landsat programs critical role of repeat global observations for monitoring, understanding, and. The shoreline of nigeria was divided into five distinct regions based on coastal geomorphology and sedimentological parameters. Arcgis javascript arcgis online map viewer arcgis earth arcmap arcgis explorer view footprint in. Southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus. This map is subjected to an agreement license that has to be signed before reception. The iullemmeden basin in northwestern nigeria is known locally as the sokoto basin.
Rock units or geologic strata are shown by color or symbols. Location map of study area within the geologic setting of the benue trough. Its current title, journal of mining and geology adopted from the edition for 1966, was modified between 1982 and 1987, as the nigerian journal of mining and geology. As a result, the nigeria 1914 amalgamation merged the different parts of the country in order to make governance easier for the colonial rulers.
Agency for international development madaoua 0 985 112 958 zurmi kaura namoda gusauh watersupply paper plate 4 explanation 1110 group rima group kg gundumi formation contact 1757l 140. Bedding planes and structural features such as faults, folds, are shown with strike and dip or trend and plunge symbols which give threedimensional orientations features. The jos plateau in nigeria is a swell with 12 young. It should also be noted that years of deliberations went into the amalgamation of nigeria and the decision should not be considered a spontaneous move by the british. The geology of parts of niger and zaria provinces, northern nigeria, explanation of 1. An overview of the geology and hydrogeology of nigeria. Geological survey dogondoutchi 797 km 300 o 40 kurdula prepared in cooperation with the geological survey of nigeria under the auspices of the u. Jelsma encyclopedia of life support systems eolss the worldwide 1.
Assessment of the undiscovered oil and gas of the senegal province, mauritania, senegal, the gambia, and guineabissau, northwest africa by michael e. Jun 19, 20 nigeria is endowed with numerous mineral resources such as cassiterite, columbite, lead, gold, barite, solid minerals, as well as personal knowledge and experience of the authors. Basement geology in the sedimentary basins of nigeria. This study investigated the nature of occurrence, identify the various rock types in order to produce a geological map. Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria 1. Map of nigeria with the location of their mineral resources. Image courtesy of the geological society of south africa. The niger and benue rivers merge in nigeria and then flow into the gulf of guinea. For more information on how the map was developed see the hydrogeology map resource page. Carry out detailed geological investigations, including analytical and laboratory works, photo geology and other interpretations, core drilling, welllogging, geostatistics and other mineral calculations as estimations, and valuation. Download a gis shapefile of the nigeria geology and hydrogeology map.
The mineral belts of nigeria include both pan african structures ns, nnessw, enewsw, well preserved in the western province of the nigeria basement complex and the mesozoic to early. Part 1 discusses the geology of the crystalline rocks and their regional distribution while. Part 3 takes the mineral resources of nigeria one on one, their geological environment, mode. Jul 09, 2009 contains details on the geological units of nigeria and the associated mineral resources. This digital version was obtained from high resolution scans in tiff, pdf and jpg formats. Groundwater development in a mixed geological terrain. Geological site suitability in sokoto state, northwestern. In nigeria, the dominant type of basement rock intersected by wells drilled for hydrocarbons, limestone, or water is granite. Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria. Nigerian economic, political and educational resources are often shared across the zones. The geologic map of the oban massif shows it has a.
The workshop was followed by a field orientation exercise using stream sediment sampling in the minna area of nigeria. In the background is the geological map of nigeria ngsa, 2006. It includes country boundaries, major cities, major mountains in shaded relief, ocean depth in blue color gradient, along with many other features. Nigerian geological survey agency carries out various survey and research on the nigeria geological sphere. Geological map of nigeria progressive miners empowerment. Geology and mineral resources of the lower benue trough, nigeria. This is a great map for students, schools, offices and anywhere that a nice map of the world is needed for education, display or decor. Petrology of ibillomangongo area of igarra, edo state, nigeria oloto i.
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