Inorganic Geochemical Study of the Siliciclastic Sediments penetrated by Ash-3 Well in the Greater Ughelli Depobelt, Niger Delta Basin, Nigeria

Inorganic geochemical study of the siliciclastic sediments penetrated by Ash-3 Well was undertaken in order to classify the siliciclastic sediments, determine the provenance area, tectonic setting and the environment of deposition of the study area. Twenty eight (28) ditch cutting samples within th...

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Main Authors: K. Itiowe, B. Kpege, O.N. Ekone, O.J. Aliu
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Language:English
Published: Joint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP) 2021-11-01
Series:Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
Online Access:https://www.Ajol.Info/index.php/jasem/article/view/216984
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description Inorganic geochemical study of the siliciclastic sediments penetrated by Ash-3 Well was undertaken in order to classify the siliciclastic sediments, determine the provenance area, tectonic setting and the environment of deposition of the study area. Twenty eight (28) ditch cutting samples within the interval of 15ft to 11430ft were obtained for Xray fluorescence analysis to determine the major oxides composition. Using Herron’s plot for classification shows that the siliciclastic sediments were classified into Fe-shale, Fe-sand and quartz arenites fields. Roser and Korsch’s discriminant function diagrams for provenance signature and tectonic setting show quartzose sedimentary provenance and passive margin tectonic setting fields respectively. The environment of deposition from inorganic geochemical analysis shows that the sediments were deposited with in the continental and transitional environments.
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spelling doaj-art-e21e080ab0cf44068bcfc077d732a2842025-02-08T19:51:21ZengJoint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP)Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management2659-15022659-14992021-11-01256Inorganic Geochemical Study of the Siliciclastic Sediments penetrated by Ash-3 Well in the Greater Ughelli Depobelt, Niger Delta Basin, NigeriaK. ItioweB. KpegeO.N. EkoneO.J. Aliu Inorganic geochemical study of the siliciclastic sediments penetrated by Ash-3 Well was undertaken in order to classify the siliciclastic sediments, determine the provenance area, tectonic setting and the environment of deposition of the study area. Twenty eight (28) ditch cutting samples within the interval of 15ft to 11430ft were obtained for Xray fluorescence analysis to determine the major oxides composition. Using Herron’s plot for classification shows that the siliciclastic sediments were classified into Fe-shale, Fe-sand and quartz arenites fields. Roser and Korsch’s discriminant function diagrams for provenance signature and tectonic setting show quartzose sedimentary provenance and passive margin tectonic setting fields respectively. The environment of deposition from inorganic geochemical analysis shows that the sediments were deposited with in the continental and transitional environments. https://www.Ajol.Info/index.php/jasem/article/view/216984
spellingShingle K. Itiowe
B. Kpege
O.N. Ekone
O.J. Aliu
Inorganic Geochemical Study of the Siliciclastic Sediments penetrated by Ash-3 Well in the Greater Ughelli Depobelt, Niger Delta Basin, Nigeria
Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
title Inorganic Geochemical Study of the Siliciclastic Sediments penetrated by Ash-3 Well in the Greater Ughelli Depobelt, Niger Delta Basin, Nigeria
title_full Inorganic Geochemical Study of the Siliciclastic Sediments penetrated by Ash-3 Well in the Greater Ughelli Depobelt, Niger Delta Basin, Nigeria
title_fullStr Inorganic Geochemical Study of the Siliciclastic Sediments penetrated by Ash-3 Well in the Greater Ughelli Depobelt, Niger Delta Basin, Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Inorganic Geochemical Study of the Siliciclastic Sediments penetrated by Ash-3 Well in the Greater Ughelli Depobelt, Niger Delta Basin, Nigeria
title_short Inorganic Geochemical Study of the Siliciclastic Sediments penetrated by Ash-3 Well in the Greater Ughelli Depobelt, Niger Delta Basin, Nigeria
title_sort inorganic geochemical study of the siliciclastic sediments penetrated by ash 3 well in the greater ughelli depobelt niger delta basin nigeria
url https://www.Ajol.Info/index.php/jasem/article/view/216984
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