Textural and geochemical characteristics of the Ajali Sandstone, Anambra Basin, SE Nigeria: Implication for its provenance

Comptes Rendus - Geoscience

Volumn 342, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 136-150

  Tijani, Moshood Niyi ^a   Nton, Matthew Essien ^a   Kitagawa, Ryuji ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ajali sandstone; Anambra basin; Geochemical characteristics; Provenance; SE Nigeria; Textural parameters; Weathering indices

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; CROSS-BEDDING; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAIN SIZE; MAASTRICHTIAN; PETROGRAPHY; PRECAMBRIAN; PROVENANCE; SANDSTONE; TEXTURE; TRACE ELEMENT; WEATHERING; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ANAMBRA BASIN; NIGERIA;

EID: 77949539753     PISSN: 16310713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crte.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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