Solomon R. A.

Geological and chemical characterization of Amethyst mineralization in Dutsen Bakura hill, Kaduna State, Northcentral Nigeria

Dutsen Bakura hill amethyst mineralization is located within a sheared granitic gneiss in the Pan African basement complex of northcentral Nigeria. The zone of mineralization is within a shear zone that trend NE-SW consistent with Pan-African structural trend. Mineralization consists of bands of milky quartz and amethyst, apparently formed from t...