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Abstract: This study examined the petrology and structural characteristics of gneissic rocks around Bansan Osokom and its environs to clarify their metamorphic evolution and deformational history. Fourteen representative samples of medium- to coarse-grained migmatite gneisses (9) and granite gneisses (5) were analyzed petrographically. Modal composition indicates biotite–cordierite–garnet migmatite gneiss and biotite–cordierite granite gneiss as the major lithologies. The gneissic rocks display granoblastic to lepidoblastic textures defined by biotite, while garnet shows porphyroblastic.....
Keyword: Bansan Osokom: Cordierite; Peak metamorphism: Polyphase deformation: Retrogression
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Abstract: Aluminosity and Potassic Trends in Metasedimentary and Igneous Rocks in the Igarra Schist Belt have been investigated. This polycyclic schist belt represents a segment of the Proterozoic Nigerian Basement Complex characterized by metasedimentary and igneous lithologies that have undergone multiple deformational episodes and metamorphism. This study was carried out in order to investigate Aluminosity and potassic trends in representative granites, gneisses, and schists samples from the study area, employing major oxide geochemical data to infer magmatic and metamorphic processes. Potassic classification using K₂O vs. SiO₂ diagram distinguishes......
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Abstract: Excess pressure generated within a shallow crustal magma chamber causes deformation and rupture of the chamber wall rocks and produces magma driven fractures such as dikes and inclined sheets. The regional stress field around the chamber largely controls the evolution of such dikes. The presence of mechanical heterogeneity with varying stiffness of the alternate layers can modify the patterns and magnitudes of stress localization. Thus, understanding the underlain mechanisms of stress localization around a shallow crustal magma plumbing system is essential for interpreting volcanic deformation and assessing the eruption potential. By employing a series of finite element.....
Key Word: Magma plumbing system; Magma excess pressure; Young’s modulus; Dike and Inclined sheets; Volcanic eruption potential
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