The geology and the geochemical characterization of rocks around Burumburum area north central basement complex of Nigeria was studied. Twelve (12) rocks samples were prepared for petrographic studies through a standard procedure while thirty (30) whole rocks samples were analyzed using X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry(ICP-MS). The result of the field investigation revealed that the study area is underlain by migmatites, gneisses, biotite microgranites, fine grained biotite granites, medium grained biotite granites, porphyritic biotite-hornblende granites, granodiorites, syenites, diorites, dolerites, quartzite, pegmatites and aplites. The geochemical characterizations of the granites, granodiorites, syenites based on Na2O/K2O versus SiO2 showed acidic compositions while diorites and dolerites are intermediate to basic compositions. The granites, granodiorites, syenites, diorites and dolerites are generally peraluminous (ASI>1.1) to metaluminous (ASI≤1). The granitic rocks, diorites, dolerites and syenites plotted mainly in shoshonite series while the granodiorites occur in High-K calc-alkaline fields. The granitic rocks, syenites, diorite and dolerites based on A/CNK versus SiO2 are of I-type while granodiorites are of S-type. The multi-elements discrimination trends for granites, granodiorites, syenites, diorites and dolerites revealed relative enrichment in Large Ion Lithophile Elements (LILE: Ba, La, Rb, and Th and depletion in High Field Strength Elements (HFSE: Nb, P, Ti and Sr) which indicates crustal contamination of magma. The enrichment in the light rare earth element (LREE) relative to heavy rare earth element (HREE) for granodiorites, fine grained biotite granites, medium grained biotite granites (except medium grained biotite granites S12 and S14 with positive Eu), porphyritic biotite-hornblende granites and syenites with negative Eu anomaly suggest moderate to high degree of fractionation. The enrichment in light rare earth element (LREE) for diorites and dolerites relative to moderate to flat HREE with weak negative Eu anomaly indicates low degree of fractionation. The Y+Nb vs Rb, Y vs Nb, Ta + Yb vs Rb and Yb vs Ta tectonic discrimination diagram revealed that granites and syenites plotted mainly within volcanic arc granite, syn-collisional granite and in the within plate granites fields, the granodiorites clearly plotted in the within the plate granites field. The tectonic ternary molecular proportions MgO – FeOt – Al2O3 revealed that dolerites and diorites plotted mainly in the spreading center island field.
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Geochemical Characterization, High Field Strength Elements, Large Ion Lithophile Elements, Precambrian Basement Complex, Tectonic Setting, Younger Granites, Clarke and Washington Value, Tailor Value
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abstract = {The geology and the geochemical characterization of rocks around Burumburum area north central basement complex of Nigeria was studied. Twelve (12) rocks samples were prepared for petrographic studies through a standard procedure while thirty (30) whole rocks samples were analyzed using X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry(ICP-MS). The result of the field investigation revealed that the study area is underlain by migmatites, gneisses, biotite microgranites, fine grained biotite granites, medium grained biotite granites, porphyritic biotite-hornblende granites, granodiorites, syenites, diorites, dolerites, quartzite, pegmatites and aplites. The geochemical characterizations of the granites, granodiorites, syenites based on Na2O/K2O versus SiO2 showed acidic compositions while diorites and dolerites are intermediate to basic compositions. The granites, granodiorites, syenites, diorites and dolerites are generally peraluminous (ASI>1.1) to metaluminous (ASI≤1). The granitic rocks, diorites, dolerites and syenites plotted mainly in shoshonite series while the granodiorites occur in High-K calc-alkaline fields. The granitic rocks, syenites, diorite and dolerites based on A/CNK versus SiO2 are of I-type while granodiorites are of S-type. The multi-elements discrimination trends for granites, granodiorites, syenites, diorites and dolerites revealed relative enrichment in Large Ion Lithophile Elements (LILE: Ba, La, Rb, and Th and depletion in High Field Strength Elements (HFSE: Nb, P, Ti and Sr) which indicates crustal contamination of magma. The enrichment in the light rare earth element (LREE) relative to heavy rare earth element (HREE) for granodiorites, fine grained biotite granites, medium grained biotite granites (except medium grained biotite granites S12 and S14 with positive Eu), porphyritic biotite-hornblende granites and syenites with negative Eu anomaly suggest moderate to high degree of fractionation. The enrichment in light rare earth element (LREE) for diorites and dolerites relative to moderate to flat HREE with weak negative Eu anomaly indicates low degree of fractionation. The Y+Nb vs Rb, Y vs Nb, Ta + Yb vs Rb and Yb vs Ta tectonic discrimination diagram revealed that granites and syenites plotted mainly within volcanic arc granite, syn-collisional granite and in the within plate granites fields, the granodiorites clearly plotted in the within the plate granites field. The tectonic ternary molecular proportions MgO – FeOt – Al2O3 revealed that dolerites and diorites plotted mainly in the spreading center island field.
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Department of Geology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
