First discovery of oil shale in the Benue Trough, Nigeria
β Scribed by Chukwuemeka M. Ekweozor; George I. Unomah
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 650 KB
- Volume
- 69
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-2361
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β¦ Synopsis
Samples
Fresh and unweathered rocks were collected from 'black shale' exposures in Lokpanta village in Imo State, southeastern Nigeria (Figures and). One outcrop
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