Nsikak Edet Bassey

Akwa Ibom State University · Geology

A radiometric survey was conducted at a dumpsite in Eket Urban, south-eastern Nigeria, with the aim of monitoring low-level emission of radioactive contamination. The dumpsite is located behind the defunct Qua Steel Complex in Eket Urban, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The Study area is located between _ latitude 04°37’07.7’’ and 04o 37’ 00.4'N and long...

SEISMIC REFRACTION INVESTIGATION OF FRACTURE ZONES AND BEDROCK CONFIGURATION FOR GEOHYDROLOGIC AND GEOTECHNICAL STUDIES IN PART OF ABUJA NIGERIA

This work presents the structural deformational features of Sugu Hills and environs. The study area falls within the northern sector of Nigerian Basement Complex called the Adamawa Massif. Gneisses and granitoids with some minor acidic and basic intrusions characterize the area. These rock units are Basement Complex rocks, which formed during the p...

Ground Magnetic survey was done using a proton precession magnetometer to delineate lineament patterns and to see their relationship to the tectonics framework of the Hawal Basement Complex. The study area geologically is made up of gneisses, granite and basalt. Bima sandstone occurs as sedimentary unit in the area. The magnetic anomalies show shor...

Fault mapping on Madagali Hills area (Longitudes 13°36’E to 13°41.5’E and Latitude 10°51’N to 10°57.5’N) was done with the objective of producing a structural map of the area and to see the implications of the fault patterns. The area is polygenic, having experienced magmatism, metamorphism and structural deformations. Oldest mapped rocks are gneis...

Shear zones are tabular and usually elongate zones of strain produced by shearing forces on a rock. They are microscopic to regional scale domains across which displacement has taken place. They contain foliation sub-parallel to the principal plain of the strain ellipsoid. Their occurrences enhance rock permeability for ground water accumulation an...

This work analyses jointly aeromagnetic and ground radiometric data over Song region of Hawal Basement Complex. The area is marginally located with respect to the Yola Rift, an arm of the Benue Trough. The area comprises of gneiss, migmatite, granitoids and basalt as the main lithologies. Residual magnetic map was produced from the total intensity...

This research demonstrates the integrated use of magnetic-gradiometric and resistivity methods in mapping subsurface structural features to explore for ground water bearing zones in Wuro Yakubu area, Song Adamawa State in northeastern Nigeria. The research was carried out between March 2010 and December 2010. Acquisition of ground magnetic data was...

Shear zones are tabular and usually elongate zones of strain produced by shearing forces on a rock. They are microscopic to regional scale domains across which displacement has taken place. They contain foliation sub-parallel to the principal plain of the strain ellipsoid. Their occurrences enhance rock permeability for ground water accumulation an...

This work utilizes the nearest neighbour statistical approach to examine the distribution of basic rocks within Hawal Basement Complex, a terrain of dominantly metamorphic and igneous rocks. The data sources used are geological and aeromagnetic maps. The technique compares characteristics of observed set of distances between pairs of nearest points...

A ground radiometric mapping of Song area and environs in Nigeria's northeast basement complex was done as part of ongoing geo-exploration work of the area. The area lies between longitude 12 0 35'-12 0 40', and latitude 9 0 45'-9 0 52'. It covers about 113.4 km 2. Mapping was done following a regular grid with a size of 1minute (1.8 km), and a tot...

The Cleveland Dyke of North Yorkshire is one of a swarm of tholeiite dykes that radiate from the igneous intrusive complex of Mull; the dyke is an olivine-free, plagioclase and pyroxene-phyric basaltic andesite with considerable amount of magnetite minerals present. The magnetic survey profile lines trend NNE-SSW direction which crosses the E-W tre...

This work is a community development based research meant for awareness and response. Due to population increase in Yola and environs, Nigeria, settlements have expanded into some unsafe grounds. An example is Vinikilang, a fast growing residential/commercial suburb of Yola. This work shows that the town has been developed on a tectonically evolvin...

Application of digital processing tools namely directional filters and spectral (angular and radial) o analyses to magnetic data over part of Hawal Basement Complex (north of 10 ) have revealed several lineaments of NE-SW, NW-SE AND N-S trends of regional significance. Some of these lineaments correlate with boundaries or trends of major tectonic f...

As part of a community development based research, an integrated magnetic and radiometric survey was done in part of the Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola over areas of exposed /outcropping ferruginous sandstone belonging to Bima Formation of the Yola Rift Sedimentary Basin. The aim was to see if the magnetic/radiometric surveys can be u...

v>A phenomenal mass waste incident was reported in Song area of Adamawa State in May 2003.The incident took place at a geomorphologic landmark called the Three Sisters Hills. The area is a metamorphic terrain, with Pan African granitoids occurring as intrusives. Basaltic flow is widespread with exposures along stream courses. Investigation reveals...

Landsat imagery covering Precambrian basement rocks of north eat Nigeria and northern Cameroon was interpreted monoscopically. The results show that N-S, NW-SE and NNE-SSW structures are prominent over structures of other directions. These trends are consistent with existing geological and gravity data over the area. Deformations are more discernab...

Fifty Schlumberger vertical electrical soundings (VES) carried out in the Federal University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria, have been interpreted. The data were first interpreted using conventional partial curve-matching techniques in order to obtain the initial model param-eters. The model parameters obtained were used as an input into an optimizin...

The investigations involve the analyses of aerial photographic and aeromagnetic data over the Guyuk area. The aerial photographic data show NE - SW, and N - S trending lineaments. The total magnetic field map exhibit direction of NE - SW and E - W lineaments, while the E - W lineaments coincide with the Lunguda basalt, while the E - W lineaments co...

A geological and geotechnical assessment of selected gully sites in the Yola area, northeast Nigeria, is presented. The geotechnical results indicate a mean plasticity index of 6.0 percent and a mean silt/clay content of 4.0 percent. Maximum dry density ranges from 1.48 mg/m3 to 1.56 mg/m3. An optimum moisture content ranging from 9.80 percent to 1...