Authors : Mulopo Shinginyeka Fulgence

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 10 - October

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26Oct828

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Abstract : This study investigates the distribution of magnetic lineaments in the Congolese sector of the Tanganyika Graben and their relationships with geological structures and rift architecture. Magnetic maps were generated and processed using digitized data from the aeromagnetic survey conducted by Kenting Surveys Ltd. (1983). The resulting maps were interpreted to delineate lineaments and assess their geometry, orientation, and spatial distribution.

Keywords : Tanganyika; Magnetic Lineaments; Structural Geology; Precambrian Basement; Rifting; Structural Inheritance; Artefacts.

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