Sedimentology and Geochemical Characteristics of Upper Cretaceous Sediments of Imo Formation AroundArimogijaOkeluse, Southwestern Nigeria

Hakeem Bolaji OLAWUMI, Rafiu Babatunde BALE, Suraju Adesina ADEPOJU

Abstract


Sediments of the Paleocene Imo Formation exposed at the southwestern flank of Anambra Basin at Sobe, Arimogija and Okeluse area, southwestern Nigeria. The sediments consisting limestones, sandstones and minor claystones and shales and intercalated ironstoneswere studied based on sedimentological and petrological charateristics for paleoenvironmental deduction. Field observation indicated that all the beds constituting this exposure are laminated and exhibit a coarsening upward succession.

Keywords


Sedimentology; Geochemical Characteristics; Upper Cretaceous Sediment

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