Geophysical mapping of buried faults in parts of Bida Basin, North Central Nigeria
| Autor: | O.S. Hammed, Sesan Cornelius Falade, A.B. Arogundade, O.D. Ajama, M.O. Awoyemi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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geography
geography.geographical_feature_category 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences North central High resolution Magnitude (mathematics) Structural basin Fault (geology) 010502 geochemistry & geophysics 01 natural sciences Geophysics Geochemistry and Petrology Gradient magnitude Euler deconvolution Geophysical mapping Seismology Geology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Geophysical Prospecting. 66:40-54 |
| ISSN: | 1365-2478 0016-8025 |
| Popis: | High Resolution Aeromagnetic Data over the Bida Basin, North Central Nigeria has been analyzed to investigate the possible continuity of Ifewara fault zone, through the Bida Basin, to Zungeru fault zone. Analytic Signal Magnitude, Horizontal Gradient Magnitude and Euler Deconvolution methods were applied to the aeromagnetic data to delineate the subsurface structures. The results showed that a prominent NNE-SSW trending fault associated with the Ifewara fault zone extends through the study area. Other faults trending in the ENE-WSW, NE-SW, NW-SE, E-W and WNW-ESE directions were also mapped. Interpreted models revealed the presence of intrusives and a possible mineralized zone within the study area. We therefore concluded that the inferred faults zone within the basin have affinity with the trend of Ifewara fault zone; an indication of possible extension and linkage with Zungeru fault zone through the Bida Basin. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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