Abstract:The lead-zinc deposit of Enyigba and its environs are localized in the cretaceous sedimentary rocks of the Albian Asu River Group in the Lower Benue Trough, Southeastern Nigeria. The Albian Asu River Group is made up of shale, siltstone, sandstone and limestone. The deposits were formed epigenetically through the crystallization of hydrothermal solutions and are localized within the fractures, hence the need to study the trend of the fractures in the rock unit where the mineral deposits are being hosted. In or… Show more
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