A Bibliography of Geological Studies on the Benue Trough of Nigeria: 2000-2015
Aminu MD1, Ardo BU1* and Jato MA2
1Department of Geology, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Nigeria
2Department of Environmental Science, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria
Submission: June 14, 2017; Published: September 25, 2017
*Corresponding author: Ardo BU, Department of Geology, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Nigeria, Email: 85233mail@gmail.com
How to cite this article: Aminu MD, Ardo BU, Jato MA. A Bibliography of Geological Studies on the Benue Trough of Nigeria: 2000-2015. Recent Adv Petrochem Sci. 2017; 3(3): 555612. DOI:10.19080/RAPSCI.2017.03.555612
Abstract
This paper is a bibliography of the geologic research produced on the Benue trough of Nigeria within a fifteen-year period (2000-2015). The works produced are arranged in alphabetic order for ease of reference. Harvard reference style has been adopted in this bibliography.
Keywords: Bibliography; Geology; Benue trough; Cretaceous; Basin
Introduction
The Benue trough is an important geological basin which underlies a major part of Nigeria, extending over 1000 kilometres [1] from Niger Delta to the Chad Basin [2]. It is about 50-150 kilometres in width [3] and is broadly subdivided into three sub-basins: lower, middle and upper regions [4]. The upper region is also sub-divided into two arms: Gongola and Yola arms respectively [5]. The basin owes its origin through a process of rifting and sedimentation (during the Cretaceous, which led to the deposition of approximately 5000 metres of sediments) and volcanic activity [6]. The trough contains rich deposits of coal originating from organic matter [7,8], which is a potential source of oil and natural gas. Even though an exploratory well was drilled in the Gongola arm of the trough in 2003 [9], an exercise which was abortive, a number of exploratory researches which aims at oil and gas discovery are still ongoing [10-50]. Numerous researches have been carried on the Benue trough toward the latter part of the 20th century which largely focused on understanding the geology of the basin, later researches evolving in the 21st century have focused on aspects such as organic geochemistry, biostratigraphy, paleoclimatology, rock facies evaluation, uranium mineralisation, aerial photography and aeromagnestism, groundwater geochemistry, etc [51-100]. This bibliography gives a list of geological research carried out on the Benue trough over a fifteen-year period in a bid to open document the current state of knowledge on the geology of the basin [101-109].
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