Master's Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject Geography / Earth Science - Geology, Mineralogy, Soil Science, University of Jos (University of Jos, Nigeria, GeoMining), course: Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology, language: English, abstract: The Biu Volcanic Province is one of the largest Volcanic Provinces in Nigeria covering an area of 5000 km2 with a thickness of 250m. The volcanoes are built up by essentially basaltic materials and are of two textural types namely: the Biu type, which is flow basalts, massive with vesicles, and the Maringa type, highly scoraceous and associated with...