Barite as an industrial mineral in Nigeria: occurrence, utilization, challenges and future prospects

AI Ebunu, YA Olanrewaju, O Ogolo, AR Adetunji… - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Barite is a non-metallic mineral which is simply barium sulfate (BaSO 4) and is largely used
by the oil and gas industry as a weighting agent in drilling mud during drilling operations …

Occurrence of heavy metals in groundwater along the lithological interface of K/T boundary, peninsular India: a special focus on source, geochemical mobility and …

T Chandrasekar, T Keesari, G Gopalakrishnan… - Archives of …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Evaluation of the hydrogeochemical processes governing the heavy metal
distribution and the associated health risk is important in managing and protecting the health …

Trace element hydrochemical assessment of the Calabar Coastal Plain Aquifer, southeastern Nigeria using statistical methods

AE Edet, BJ Merkel, OE Offiong - Environmental Geology, 2003 - Springer
Groundwater samples from 33 locations within the Coastal Plain Sands aquifer of Calabar
(Nigeria) were collected and analysed for 43 trace elements by means of ICP-MS. The aim …

Geophysical and geological studies of the spread and industrial quality of Okurike Barite deposit.

AE Akpan, ED Ebong, SE Ekwok, S Joseph - 2014 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Investors have been avoiding the Okurike Barite due to paucity of information on its
economic worth in spite of the high demand for barites by the local industries. This study was …

[PDF][PDF] Review of the occurrence and structural controls of Baryte resources of Nigeria

NA Labe, PO Ogunleye, AA Ibrahim… - journal of degraded …, 2018 - academia.edu
Baryte occurrences in Nigeria are spread across the Cretaceous Benue Trough which
comprises of carbonaceous shales, limestone, siltstones, sandstones as well as in the …

In situ trace elements and sulfur isotope analysis of sulfides from the Akiri Cu±(Ag) deposit, Benue Trough, North-central Nigeria: Implications for ore genesis

VI Vincent, H Li, MB Girei, MW Förster, HA Ahmed… - Geochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Benue Trough of Nigeria is an intracratonic rift basin hosting several vein-type
base metal deposits. The Akiri Cu±(Ag) deposit represents a distinct sub-class of sediment …

[PDF][PDF] Baseline concentration and sources of trace elements in groundwater of Cross River State, Nigeria

A Edet, A Ukpong, T Nganje - Int J Environ Monit Anal, 2014 - academia.edu
Groundwater samples were collected from wells in Cross River State (Nigeria) and analysed
for trace elements including Ba, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Rb, Sr and Zn. The …

[PDF][PDF] Occurrence and origin of baryte mineralization in the Benue Trough, Nigeria: A review

D Auwalu, RI Daspan… - BIMA JOURNAL …, 2020 - journals.gjbeacademia.com
PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF Tricalysia chevalieri K.
KRAUSE LEAVES EXTRACT ABBA, H.M1* AND ABUBAKAR, Page 1 281 Bima Journal of …

Regional tectonic effects on the composition and mode of distribution of barite mineralization in Akpet Area, SE Nigeria

EU Egeh, AD Obi, TN Nganje… - Global Journal of …, 2004 - ajol.info
Reconnaissance geologic mapping for barite mineralization within Akpet Central and
environs had been successfully done. The results of the study show that the mineralization …

[PDF][PDF] Distribution and Economic Potentials”

A Jimoh, AR Adeleke - International Journal of Cu Key words - researchgate.net
The occurrence of barite mineralization in both the sedimentary and basemen State shows a
genetic linkage in relations to source of the metal for fluids th This agrees with current …