U–Pb ages of detrital zircons in Cretaceous–Paleogene/Neogene kaolins within Eastern Dahomey and Niger Delta Basins (Nigeria) as provenance indicators

Abstract Detrital zircon grains within four (4) deposits including two (2) Cretaceous and two (2) Paleogene/Neogene kaolins in Nigeria were analysed using U–Pb LA-SFICP-MS to determine their provenance. The zircon textures were dominated by xenocrystic cores and oscillatory zoning in the Cretaceous...

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Main Authors: Olaonipekun Oyebanjo, Georges-Ivo Ekosse, John Odiyo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93453-9