Benue Trough - Wikipedia
WEBThe Benue Trough is a major geological structure underlying a large part of Nigeria and extending about 1,000 km northeast from the Bight of Benin to Lake Chad. It is part of the broader West and Central African Rift System .
Stratigraphic Evolution of the Benue Trough and Its Implications …
WEBAbstract. The main stages of tectonic evolution of the Benue Trough are well documented in the stratigraphic succession, basically comprising three depositional sequences: an Albian-Cenomanian pyroclastic, paralic, shallow marine, and fluviatile sequence corresponding to the graben and transitional tectonic stages; a …
The origin and evolution of the Cretaceous Benue Trough (Nigeria)
WEBJan 1, 1989 · In the 1970's, geologists attempted to explain the origin of the Benue Trough in terms of plate tectonics. The Benue Trough, seen as a direct consequence of the Atlantic Ocean opening, was considered to be the third arm of a triple Junction centered beneath what is now the Niger Delta.
Contrasting structures of the Southern Benue trough and the …
WEBDec 6, 2023 · The present study investigated crustal structures and geological bodies within selected areas of the southern Benue trough and the adjacent crystalline basement.
The Benue Trough - SpringerLink
WEBJan 1, 2009 · The Benue Trough of Nigeria is a rift basin in central West Africa that extends NNE–SSW for about 800 km in length and 150 km in width. The southern limit is the northern boundary of the Niger Delta, while the northern limit is the southern boundary of the Chad Basin (Fig. 4.1).
WEBThe Benue Trough has been generally described as an elongate rift filled with Cretaceous sediments that are up to 6000 meters thick and has been divided into the Lower, Middle and Upper arms. The Benue Trough is itself a product …
WEBThe main stages of tectonic evolution of the Benue Trough are well documented in the stratigraphic succession, basically comprising three depositional sequences: an Albian-Cenomanian pyroclastic, paralic,
Evolution of Nigeria's Benue Trough (Aulacogen): a tectonic model
WEBMay 1, 2009 · The tectonic evolution of Nigeria's Benue Trough has recently been the focus of investigations, especially in relation to continental drift and opening of the South Atlantic Ocean during Cretaceous times.
The origin and evolution of the Cretaceous Benue Trough (Nigeria)
WEBJan 1, 1989 · The tectonic evolution of the Benue Trough was closely controlled by transcurrent faulting through an axial fault system, developing local compressional and tensional regimes and resulting in basins and basement horsts along releasing and restraining bends of the faults.
WEBThe Benue Trough is a deep linear sediment-filled basin which extends, for over 700 km, towards the north- east from the Gulf of Guinea. It overlies the Lower Benue Rift which is one, though by far the largest, of three rifts which collectively form the West African Rift Sys- …