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Okunlola, Olugbenga A. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2012
Nigeria (total land area of 923,768 km2 ) is underlain by a crystalline Precambrian basement, Jurassic granites, and Cretaceous to Recent sedimentary rocks, and is prone in places to environmental degradation and geohazards. The country hosts approximately 34 different mineral types in about 855 locations with considerable oil and gas reserves.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Earth Science, Geology, Mineralogy