TITLE:
Petrochemical Studies of Fouimba and Goma Mounts, Central-West of Cote d’Ivoire: Implication on Petrogenesis Tectonic Setting
AUTHORS:
Allialy Marc Ephrem, Siogbo Davy Bedel, Kouadio Fossou Jean Luc, Houssou N’guessan Nestor, Kouassi Brice Rolland, Konan Félix Oufouet, Diakité Sekou
KEYWORDS:
Petrography, Geochemistry, Mount Fouimba and Goma, Seguela, Côte d’Ivoire
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Geology,
Vol.13 No.2,
February
9,
2023
ABSTRACT: Petrogeochemical analysis of mafic rocks of Fouimba and Goma Mount in the Séguéla region (central-western Côte d’Ivoire) is the subject of this study. This analysis combines remote sensing, geophysics, petrography and geochemistry, in order to determine the major characteristics of the mafic formations in the said area, and above all to participate in the detailed mapping of all the Ivorian terrains. The mafic formations encountered in this region are essentially metatonalites to metadiorites, amphibolites, amphibole bearing pyroxenites and porphyry basalts. Chemical analysis indicates that these mafic formations are tonalitic to monzonitic. They are thought to have derived from mantle depleted magmas.