Tectonic control on the distribution of onshore mud volcanoes in parts of the Upper Benue Trough, northeastern Nigeria.
Onshore mud volcanoes are rare geological phenomena, which in Nigeria were reported for the first time few years ago in the Upper Benue Trough. In this study a detail geological mapping of the area of mud volcanoes occurrence was carried out, with the primary aim of defining their relationship, if a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2016-06-01
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Series: | Contemporary Trends in Geoscience |
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Online Access: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ctg.2016.5.issue-1/ctg-2016-0003/ctg-2016-0003.xml?format=INT |