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The tectonic evolution of the the southern portion of the Benue Trough, Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

S. O. Nwachukwu
S. O. Nwachukwu
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, East Central State, Nigeria
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Summary

A reconstruction of the tectonic history of part of the Benue Trough is made from a study of the marine transgressions and regressions in SE Nigeria. Two periods of deformation involving essentially the interaction of continental plates are suggested. The oceanic crust produced by crustal attenuation in the Benue rift is very minimal. Unstable tectonic conditions in the Benue Trough may have created conditions for the development of an evaporite sequence.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 109 , Issue 5 , September 1972 , pp. 411 - 419
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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