Investigation of the geochemical signatures and conditions of formation of metacarbonate rocks occurring within the mamfe embayment of south-eastern nigeria

Hitherto unknown metacarbonate deposits constitute parts of the Cretaceous Mamfe embayment which straddles the border between south-eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon. The rock is characterisedby a high concentration of LOI, CaO and MgO and depleted content of various insoluble components. Assumin...