<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The IGRF filtered Aeromagnetic data over Iwo, southwestern part of Nigeria within the basement complex was subjected to reduction to magnetic equator filtering, residual filtering, upward and downward continuation filtering, automatic gain control filtering, tilt angle derivative, second vertical derivative, analytical signal and Euler deconvolution. This reveals the geologic information such as structural trend. Based on the result of the total magnetic intensity map, reduction to equator map, analytical signal map and residual magnetic intensity map, it can be concluded that; The rocks in the study area have a trend of approximately northeast-southwest direction as seen on the upward continuation map. Most of the delineated lineaments found within the study area strike mostly in NNE-SSW, NE-SW and NW-SE with minor trend of E-W and ENE-WSW direction. Structural lineament orientation suggested that they were products of Pan-African orogeny (NE-SW, NW-SE and NNE-SSW trends) and pre-Pan-African orogeny (NNW-SSE and E-W trend). The interpretation of the aeromagnetic dataset gave an insight into the regional geology and structural trends of the area.</p></abstract>

The IGRF filtered Aeromagnetic data over Iwo, southwestern part of Nigeria within the basement complex was subjected to reduction to magnetic equator filtering, residual filtering, upward and downward continuation filtering, automatic gain control filtering, tilt angle derivative, second vertical derivative, analytical signal and Euler deconvolution. This reveals the geologic information such as structural trend. Based on the result of the total magnetic intensity map, reduction to equator map, analytical signal map and residual magnetic intensity map, it can be concluded that; The rocks in the study area have a trend of approximately northeast-southwest direction as seen on the upward continuation map. Most of the delineated lineaments found within the study area strike mostly in NNE-SSW, NE-SW and NW-SE with minor trend of E-W and ENE-WSW direction. Structural lineament orientation suggested that they were products of Pan-African orogeny (NE-SW, NW-SE and NNE-SSW trends) and pre-Pan-African orogeny (NNW-SSE and E-W trend). The interpretation of the aeromagnetic dataset gave an insight into the regional geology and structural trends of the area.

Aeromagnetic Mapping of Iwo Region of Southwestern Nigeria for Lithostructural Delineation

Pakistan Journal of Geology

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The IGRF filtered Aeromagnetic data over Iwo, southwestern part of Nigeria within the basement complex was subjected to reduction to magnetic equator...

Aeromagnetic Mapping of Iwo Region of Southwestern Nigeria for Lithostructural Delineation

Published Online: Feb 24, 2020

Page range: 20 - 30

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjg-2019-0008

Keywords
Aeromagnetic, Euler deconvolution, Derivatives, Filtering, lithostructures

© 2019 C.C. Okpoli et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Aeromagnetic Mapping of Iwo Region of Southwestern Nigeria for Lithostructural Delineation

Published Online: Feb 24, 2020

Page range: 20 - 30

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjg-2019-0008

KeywordsAeromagnetic, Euler deconvolution, Derivatives, Filtering, lithostructures

© 2019 C.C. Okpoli et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Aeromagnetic, Euler deconvolution, Derivatives, Filtering, lithostructures