Hydrochemical facies in parts of the Nigerian basement complex |
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Authors: | B A Raji S A Alagbe |
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Institution: | (1) Soil Science Department, Ahmadu Bello University, P.M.B. 1044, Zaria, Nigeria, NG;(2) Geology Department, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, NG |
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Abstract: | Water analyses usually involve large amounts of data that require sorting to aid in interpretation. One method that could
be used is the hydrochemical facies diagrams. The hydrochemical facies of groundwater from four drainage basins of the Nigerian
basement complex, Ife, Asa, Shika, and Kan Gimi, are evaluated using trilinear and Stiff diagrams similar to methods used
in lithofacies and geochemical studies. The hydrochemical facies for the basins studied are influenced, aside from the lithology,
by the rainfall and their proximity to the sea. In general, no single cation–anion pair exceeds 50%, hence an appreciable
percentage of the groundwater in the study areas is of the nondominant type. Within the overburden aquifer of the basement
complex, with limited regional flow, a rainfall of about 1150 mm per annum is arbitrarily set as the boundary between alkaline
and saline groundwater.
Received: 11 August 1995 · Accepted: 6 November 1995 |
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Keywords: | Hydrochemical facies Basement complex Saline groundwater Alkaline groundwater Nigeria |
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