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RMZ – MATERIALI IN GEOOKOLJE

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Petrochemical characteristics and geotechnical properties of crystalline rocks in the ...351Lithological relationshipGeological appraisal through systematicmapping reveals that there arenine main lithologic units in Ijero area.They are: migmatite-gneiss, biotitegneiss,calc-gneiss, quartzite, epidiorite,biotite schist, amphibole schist,granite, and pegmatite (Figure 3).Migmatite-gneiss occurs towards theeastern part covering about two-fifthof the study area. The rock exposuresoccur as highly denuded hills of essentiallyfine textures with closely spacedalternating bands of leucocratic andmelanocratic minerals. Outcrops ofbiotite-gneiss occur towards the west.They are characteristically low lying,fine textured, and conspicuously foliatedwith abundance of platy biotiteminerals sandwiched into zones thatare markedly distinguishable fromthe light-coloured quartzo-feldsparticportions. In some areas, the foliationsbecome so indistinct that the bandsare lost leaving various indiscerniblestreaks of light and dark minerals.Calc-gneiss has grey to greenish colourwith weakly developed foliations.Figure 2. Generalized Geological Map of Nigeria showing the Basement ComplexRocks, Schist Belts, the Younger Granites and the Sedimentary Basins. (Black, 1980)<strong>RMZ</strong>-M&G 2012, 59

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