Geochemistry and Potential Industrial Application of Marble from Ikpeshi, South-West, Nigeria |Chapter 11 | Emerging Trends in Engineering Research and Technology Vol. 5

 

The aim of this chapter is to use geochemistry to determine the economic potential of marble from Ikpeshi area. Nigeria has a variety of rich solid minerals and rocks such as marble which if fully exploited will boost the economic potentials of the country. Forty five (45) marble samples were collected and subjected to petrographic, physical analyses and geochemical analysis using the inductively coupled plasma –mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Geochemical data indicated that the marble deposits at Ikpeshi has variable geochemical characteristics; some have low dolomite CaMg (CO3)2 (1.35-7.44%) and high calcite CaCO3 (82.78-95.61%) while the Golden Girl quarry has moderate dolomite (41.38-41.42%) and moderate calcite (61.03-61.58%). Physical tests indicated high tensile strength (17.342-31.550MPa), compressive strength (259.515-3892.73MPa) and shear strength (44.70-68.51MPa), respectively. Petrographic studies revealed that the marble contains calcite, dolomite, quartz, opaque mineral, actinolite, lead, feldspar and chlorite at various proportions. Based on these characteristics, the marble from Ikpeshi is suitable as raw materials for manufacture of lime, drugs, toothpaste, paper and paint. It is also important in the production of livestock feed, electrical insulators, flooring tiles and terrazzo chips. The marble is unsuitable as a raw material for the production of cement unless blended.

 

Author(s) Details

Romanus Obasi

Department of Geology, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Fredrick Isife

Department of Mineral Resources Engineering, The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.

 

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Palaeogene Sandstones of the Manika Plateau, DR Congo: Sedimentology, Geochemistry, and Tectonic Implications | Chapter 4 | Chemical and Materials Sciences: Developments and Innovations Vol. 7

This study presents an analysis of Paleogene sandstones from the Manika Plateau in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo. These sandstones are classified in the “Grès polymorphes” group, which, together with the overlying “Sables ocre”, make up the Kalahari Supergroup. The sedimentological study of this sandstone was based on granulometric analysis by sieving, petrographic and morphoscopic analysis using an optical microscope and binocular loupe, and chemical analysis of major and trace elements by optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) and mass spectrometry respectively (ICP-MS). The results show that the sandstones are quartz arenites with a high degree of mineralogical, textural and chemical maturity. Sandstones are recycled deposits formed in an intracratonic sedimentary basin within a passive continental margin. They have been transported over long distances by fluvial processes. Initially, these sandstones were derived from intense alteration of felsic magmatic rocks, mainly tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite (TTG) complexes, under warm, humid paleoclimatic conditions and oxidizing environments.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Pierre T. Mashala
Department of Geology, University of Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo.

 

Faidance Mashauri
Department of Geology, University of Uélé, Haut-Uélé, DR Congo.

 

Samy M. Malango
Department of Geology, University of Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo.

 

Christian K. Mulopwe
Department of Geology and Technology, University of Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo.

 

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Permian-Triassic Intrusions of the South Norilsk trough, Siberian Traps Province: Mineralogy and Geochemistry | Chapter 5 | Modern Advances in Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences Vol. 5

 The Norilsk ore region is part of the Siberian traps province, which contains the PGE-Cu-Ni deposits, which are made up of volcanic and intrusive rocks. Many distinct intrusions, some with associated mineralization, can be found in the Turumakit area, which is located inside the southern Norilsk trough. Within the Turumakit area, we researched magmatic rocks (83 samples). The Norilsk, Ergalakh, Daldykan, and Ogonersky intrusive complexes are thought to be responsible. The baddeleyites' U-Pb system, as well as the derived mineralogical and geochemical data, There is a distinction between the Turumakit area's sub-alkaline rocks and the typical Eragalakh trachydolerites found at the Norilsk and Talnakh ore junctions. In contrast to the normally fine-grained Ergalakh trachydolerites, the Turumakit subalkaline rocks are coarse-grained, with pegmatite gabbro segregations. They also have a greater TiO2 content (up to 4.7 wt%) than ordinary Ergalakh rocks (2.2-3.3 wt%). The Turumakit sub-alkaline rocks have low U, lower La/Yb, and lower La/Sm ratios (5-7 versus 8-10 for and 2.5-2.6 compared 3.0-3.3 for the Ergalakh dolerites). The age of the mafic rocks conventionally linked to the Ergalakh intrusion inside the Turumakit area was estimated using U-Pb methods on baddeleyite and zircon (244.82.7 Ma), and it looks likely that they are younger than the Norilsk intrusions (2501.4 Ma). These findings clearly suggest that the Turumakit intrusions formed at the end of the Norilsk district's magmatic history. The Norilsk district's sub-alkaline magmas are thought to have intruded during two separate magmatic episodes.

Author (s) Details

Nadezhda Krivolutskaya
Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kosygin St.19, 119991 Moscow, Russia.

Boris Belyatsky
A. P. Karpinsky Russian Geological Research Institute, Sredny Prospect, 74, 199106 St. Petersburg, Russia.

Elena Sereda
A. P. Karpinsky Russian Geological Research Institute, Sredny Prospect, 74, 199106 St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Geochemistry and Potential Industrial Application of Marble from Ikpeshi, South-West, Nigeria | Chapter 11 | Emerging Trends in Engineering Research and Technology Vol. 5

The aim of this chapter is to use geochemistry to determine the economic potential of marble from Ikpeshi area. Nigeria has a variety of rich solid minerals and rocks such as marble which if fully exploited will boost the economic potentials of the country. Forty five (45) marble samples were collected and subjected to petrographic, physical analyses and geochemical analysis using the inductively coupled plasma –mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Geochemical data indicated that the marble deposits at Ikpeshi has variable geochemical characteristics; some have low dolomite CaMg (CO3)2 (1.35-7.44%) and high calcite CaCO3 (82.78-95.61%) while the Golden Girl quarry has moderate dolomite (41.38-41.42%) and moderate calcite (61.03-61.58%). Physical tests indicated high tensile strength (17.342-31.550MPa), compressive strength (259.515-3892.73MPa) and shear strength (44.70-68.51MPa), respectively. Petrographic studies revealed that the marble contains calcite, dolomite, quartz, opaque mineral, actinolite, lead, feldspar and chlorite at various proportions. Based on these characteristics, the marble from Ikpeshi is suitable as raw materials for manufacture of lime, drugs, toothpaste, paper and paint. It is also important in the production of livestock feed, electrical insulators, flooring tiles and terrazzo chips. The marble is unsuitable as a raw material for the production of cement unless blended. 

Author (s) Details

Romanus Obasi
Department of Geology, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State Nigeria

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