Abstract

Nigeria occupies southern section of the Pan-African orogenic belt and migmatite-gneiss-granite terrain forms a major component of its basement complex. Field geology, optical mineralogy and geochemical study of this rock unit in Idanre area, SW Nigeria were undertaken with a view to characterize them, elucidate their tectonic significance, and determine their origin. Major, trace and Rare Earth Elements (REE) composition were determined by XRF and ICP-MS techniques respectively in Bureau Veritas, Vancouver, Canada.

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