[HTML][HTML] Provenance of clastic sediments: A case study from Cameroon, Central Africa

VA Bela, AZE Bessa, JS Armstrong-Altrin, FA Kamani… - Solid Earth …, 2023 - Elsevier
The provenance of clastic sediments in stream beds, river terraces, rivers, swamps, lakes
and beaches from different geological settings was investigated based on their …

Mineralogy and geochemistry of the Ossa lake Complex sediments, Southern Cameroon: implications for paleoweathering and provenance

AZ Ekoa Bessa, PD Ndjigui, GC Fuh… - Arabian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
This study investigates the provenance, paleoweathering, and paleoclimate of the Ossa lake
sediments, based on the mineralogy and geochemistry data. Ossa lake sediments are …

Chemical and statistical characterization of beach sand sediments: implication for natural and anthropogenic origin and paleo-environment

MG Yalcin, DG Nyamsari, O Ozer Atakoglu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
This study investigates chemical properties, the statistical variation in elements, paleo-
environmental properties and accumulation, density maps, degree of weathering and the …

Petrography and geochemistry of beach sediments along the central coast of Cameroon: constraints on paleoweathering, provenance, and tectonic setting

V Ambassa Bela, AZ Ekoa Bessa… - Arabian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
The paleoweathering, provenance, and tectonic setting of the source region were
determined with compositional and geochemical analyses of sediments obtained from the …

Sources and pollution assessment of trace elements in soils of the central, Dodoma region, East Africa: implication for public health monitoring

M Abu, J Kalimenze, BN Mvile, RW Kazapoe - Environmental Technology & …, 2021 - Elsevier
The study assesses the pollution levels and sources in soils of As, Pb, Cu, Zn, Cd, Mn, Cr,
Co, Ni and Se in the central Dodoma region of Tanzania from estimations of CF, EF, Igeo …

Spatial distribution and sources of heavy metals in the sediment and soils of the Yancheng coastal ecosystem and associated ecological risks

X Ni, G Zhao, S Ye, G Li, H Yuan, L He, D Su… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Studies of heavy metal pollution are essential for the protection of coastal environments. In
this study, positive matrix factorization (PMF) and a GeoDetector model were used to …

Trace elements geochemistry of in situ regolith materials and their implication on gold mineralization and exploration targeting, Dodoma Region, East Africa

BN Mvile, M Abu, J Kalimenze - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 2021 - Springer
The central Dodoma region of Tanzania is one of the regions defined by the Tanzania
Craton (TC). Although the Craton gold mineralization has been well explored and hosts …

Assessment of heavy metals concentration in soils in the central parts of Tanzania using pollution indices and multivariate statistical approach: implication on the …

BN Mvile, M Abu, JD Kalimenze - Journal of Sedimentary Environments, 2023 - Springer
The presence of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in soils has been known to have harmful
effects on humans, plants, and the overall ecological system. Consequently, ongoing …

Provenance and source area weathering of sandstones from the Tarkwaian Group at the northeastern extent of the Paleoproterozoic Ashanti Belt, Ghana: Constraints …

V Sedziafa, Y Song, ED Sunkari, D Kwayisi… - Journal of African Earth …, 2025 - Elsevier
An integrated geochemical and petrographic study was conducted on the Paleoproterozoic
sandstones of the Tarkwaian Group exposed at the northeastern extent of the Ashanti Belt …

Geochemical and multivariate statistical characterization of shales of the Oti− Pendjari Group of the Neoproterozoic Basin of Ghana: implication of paleoweathering …

M Abu, S Nunoo, RW Kazapoe - Journal of Sedimentary Environments, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Oti− Pendjari Group of the Voltaian basin is the largest and thickest of the three
Groups of the basin and has had limited research attention over the years. In this study, the …