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RMZ – MATERIALI IN GEOOKOLJE

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The groundwater potential evaluation at industrial estate Ogbomoso, ...367dries out soon after the rains end. Beneaththe soil zone, the rock is oftenhighly weathered and clay rich, thereforepermeability is low. Towards thebase of the weathered zone, near thefresh rock interface, the proportion ofclay significantly reduces. This horizon,which consists of fractured rock,is often permeable, allowing water tomove freely. Wells or boreholes thatpenetrate this horizon can usually providesufficient water for consumption(MacDonald & Davies).Deeper fractures within the basementrocks are also an important sourceof groundwater, particularly wherethe weathered zone is thin or absent.These deep fractures are tectonicallycontrolled and can sometimes providesupplies of up to 1 l/s or even 5 l/s. Thegroundwater resources within the regolithand deeper fracture zones dependon the thickness of the water-bearingzone and the relative depth of the watertable. The deeper the weathering,the more sustainable the groundwater(MacDonald & Davies, 2000).Geological settingRegionally, the Study area lies withinthe South Western parts of the Basementrocks, which is part of the muchlarger Pan-Africa mobile belt that liesin between the West Africa Craton andCongo Craton, suspected to have beensubjected only to a thermotectonicevent (Alagbe, 2005).In general, the southwestern Nigeriacrystalline Basement (figure 1c) can begrouped into three:• The Migmatite-Gneiss Complex:It compose of Migmatite andgneiss of various composition. Relicsof sedimentary rocks such asquartzitic rocks occurring withinthe group with ages ranging fromPan-Africa (600 million years) toLeonian (Russ, 1957).They havebeen metamorphosed in the middleto upper amphibolite facies(Ajibade et al, 1988).• Metasedimentary and MetavolcanicRocks: (This is also knownas Low grade sediment dominatedschist belt) trending N-S which areconsidered to be Upper Proterozoic(Birimian) in age. The Northwesternbasement has well developedschist belts(Green Schist facies)comprising mainly of phyllite,Schist, quartzitic and banded ironformation(BIF).The rocks are consideredto be Upper Proterozoicthat has been infolded into Migmatite-gneisscomplex (Trusswell &Cope, 1963).• The Pan-African Older GraniteSeries: This intrude both into theMigmatite-gneiss-quartzite complexand the Low grade schist belts.They range widely in age and compositionfrom true granite to grano-<strong>RMZ</strong>-M&G 2012, 59

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