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SEDIMENTOLOGY AND PALEOENVIRONMENT OF DEPOSITION OF THE DEBA-FULANI MEMBER OF PINDIGA FORMATION IN THE GONGOLA ARM OF THE UPPER BENUE TROUGH, NORTHEASTERN NIGERIA

Journal: ARID ZONE JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT (Vol.12, No. 1)

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Page : 17-30

Keywords : Sedimentology; Paleoenvironment; Deba ? Fulani Member;

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Abstract

The sedimentology and paleoenvironment of the Deba-Fulani Member of the Pindiga Formation were investigated on the basis of their grain size distribution. Granulometric analysis has indicated that the samples are generally well to moderately sorted with skewness values ranging from negatively to positively skewed which may indicate influence of both marine and fluvial conditions. Bivariate plot relationships of standard deviation vs. mean, standard deviation vs. skewness, first percentile vs. mean also indicated both fluvial and marine setting for the middle part of the Pindiga Formation member. However, most of the bivariate plot showed dominance of fluvial environment. The probability curve plot shows a prevalence of three-sand population curves which are usually associated with wave processes indicating marine conditions for most part of the Deba-Fulani Member

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