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Research Article
Vol. 7, Issue 1
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...