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ASTE 2022, 12 pages - Article ID: ASTE-2202242112439
Petrological Characteristics of Different Rocks in North Central Nigeria
Authors
Waheed Lukman Adio a,
Surajudeen Sikiru b,d*,
Sanusi Yekinni Kolawole d,
Nurudeen Yekeen d,
Leila Khodapanah e
aDeportment of Geology University of Ilorin Kwara State Nigeria
bDepartment of Fundamental and Applied Science Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Malaysia
cDepartment of Pure and Applied Physics Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso
dDepartment of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering UCSI University Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
eDepartment of Geosciences, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 32610 Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia
ABSTRACT
The study describes the petrology of different types of rocks found in Oke Ode area of kwara state north central Nigeria; four (4) samples each of all types of rocks found in the area were examined during the study. Special emphasizes were given to major oxides, trace elements and rare earth elements. The field characteristics, description and distribution of the different rock types found in the study area are determined using the field techniques, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP –AES) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). It was observed that most of the rock found has been affected by chemical weathering and erosional processes which leads to the formation of lateritic soil found in the area, petrochemical and geochemical results give clear evidence that distinctly sub-alkaline affinity is a characteristic feature of the rocks which are dominated by calc-alkaline suits.