Applied Geology Research Papers/Topics

GEOLOGY AND OCCURRENCE OF GROUNDWATER IN ISHIEKE AREA SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT The study area is located in the southeastern part of Nigeria. The area is predominantly, Abakaliki formation of Albian, Asu-River group, Lower Benue Trough. The area lies between latitude N060221 011 to N060 281 011 of the equator and longitude E0080 001 0011 to E0080 061 0011 of the Greenwich meridian. The study was carried out to ascertain the geology and the occurrence of groundwater in the area through detail geological field mappings geophysical investigation borehole drilling ...

Structural and Petrological Evolution of the Shai Hills Tectonic Suture Zone, Southeastern Ghana.

ABSTRACT High Pressure (HP) mafic granulites (mafic garnet gneisses) in the Shai Hills suture zone occur as NE/SW trending isolated inselbergs in the Accra plains. They characterize the suture zone rocks of the Pan-African orogeny in Ghana. Various aspects of the Shai Hills suture rocks have been studied yet relatively little is known about its structural and deformational evolution. This work presents a new research into the structural, petrological and deformational evolution highlighting ...

Effects Of Eucalyptus Plantation On Soil Physico-Chemical Properties In Thiririka Sub-Catchment, Kiambu County, Kenya

ABSTRACT Trees are very important in Thiririka sub-catchment of Kiambu County in Kenya for reasons such as income generation, soil and water conservation, biodiversity conservation, charcoal production, erosion control, among many others. Eucalyptus spp. (E. grandis, E. saligna and E. globulus) remain part of the dominant tree species planted in the Thiririka sub-catchment. Although these species are planted in various spatial patterns in the sub-catchment to meet the demand for fuel wood, ...