Abdulgafar K Amuda

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Is this stockwork?

The mapped strip lies within the boundary between the Older Granite (Precambrian aged) and the Younger Granite (Mesozoic) in Central Nigeria. Occurrence of lode veins bearing cassiterite,...

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Is presence of normative rutile of same importance if they are not seen optically in volcanic or plutonic rock of any caution for aTiO2 in Ti-in-Zr T?

To have a good measure of semi-quantitative apparent temperatures of zircon crystallization, I am aware the guidelines of Watson1983, 2006 but want to use the modified version Ferry2007 where the...

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Can I get concordant ages from discordant lead isotope data?

I have data that are grossly discordant (>30%) but when I plotted and used the isochron intercept as the initial Pb-composition and fitted he discordia line without external constraints, the ages...

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Does sodic metasomatism have effect on zircon composition and concentric zoning in peralkaline granites? How can I describe the CL image?

The zircon grains I got from my peralkaline granites are irregular and stubby with 1:1 predominant aspect ratio from length 60 - 130 um and width 45 - 80 um to give a sub-angular outline...

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1. What can cause contamination/alteration of Na-Amphibole around Wolfranite ore (Scheelite) in alkaline granite? 2. I think this grain is titanite?

What could be responsible for this phenomenon of alteration or contamination of Na-Amphibole (Arfvedsonite) around some of its parts? Note that this same slide; 1. Contains dispersed grains of...

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