Authors :
Y. B. Mohammed; A. K. Gazali; Bintu Shettima; Aishatu Sani; Ilyasu Yerima
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Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 7 - July
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Abstract :
Geological mapping carried out in Gombe
area revealed the presence of Yolde, Pindiga and Gombe
Sandstone Formations. But in the case of this study, only
the silicalstics of Yolde Formation are used for the
Petrographic investigation. Petrographic analysis results
indicate that Quartz is the dominant mineral in all the
studied slides followed by potassium feldsper
(Orthoclase), Iron oxide, altered feldspers, whereas
Limonite and Zircon appear thrice each. Quartz
framework grain is abundant due its greatest resistant to
chemical decomposition and mechanical abrasion,
Orthoclase is the only feldspers mineral present due to
resistant than most of them. Altered feldspers is an
opaque mineral visible only under cross-polar, it is
believed to have been formed due to alteration of ferro-
magnesian minerals. Zircon is the only non-stable
opaque mineral present due to ability to withstand
abrasion weathering, it is found in recycled sedimentary
facies. Stable opaque present are Iron oxide and
Limonite. Limonite results from dissolution of hematite
and sometimes it is referred to as goethite or Iron ore.
Iron oxide in this study is undifferentiated, because in
theory, it represents both hematite and magnetite, then
to a lesser extent, the rarer oxide mineral maghemite. It
was observed in all the slides and this suggests that the
Yolde Formation of the study area have been intensely
weathered and most have travel some distance from
source rock. Its provenance can be said to be from
Keywords :
Petrograhic, Sandstone, Yolde Formation, Gombe and Gongola Basin.
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Geological mapping carried out in Gombe
area revealed the presence of Yolde, Pindiga and Gombe
Sandstone Formations. But in the case of this study, only
the silicalstics of Yolde Formation are used for the
Petrographic investigation. Petrographic analysis results
indicate that Quartz is the dominant mineral in all the
studied slides followed by potassium feldsper
(Orthoclase), Iron oxide, altered feldspers, whereas
Limonite and Zircon appear thrice each. Quartz
framework grain is abundant due its greatest resistant to
chemical decomposition and mechanical abrasion,
Orthoclase is the only feldspers mineral present due to
resistant than most of them. Altered feldspers is an
opaque mineral visible only under cross-polar, it is
believed to have been formed due to alteration of ferro-
magnesian minerals. Zircon is the only non-stable
opaque mineral present due to ability to withstand
abrasion weathering, it is found in recycled sedimentary
facies. Stable opaque present are Iron oxide and
Limonite. Limonite results from dissolution of hematite
and sometimes it is referred to as goethite or Iron ore.
Iron oxide in this study is undifferentiated, because in
theory, it represents both hematite and magnetite, then
to a lesser extent, the rarer oxide mineral maghemite. It
was observed in all the slides and this suggests that the
Yolde Formation of the study area have been intensely
weathered and most have travel some distance from
source rock. Its provenance can be said to be from
Keywords :
Petrograhic, Sandstone, Yolde Formation, Gombe and Gongola Basin.