Mineralogical and Geochemical Characterization of Gold Bearing Quartz Veins and Soils in Parts of Maru Schist Belt Area, Northwestern Nigeria

Table 1

Mineral composition of soil samples on the basis of XRD analysis.

S/No.	Field	Major constituent	Minor constituent	Trace constituent
307	Maru	Quartz	Smectite + vermiculite	Albite + microcline; kaolinite + halloysite
259	Maru	Quartz	Albite + microcline	Muscovite + illite + kaolinite; halloysite
263	Maru	Quartz + Albite	Muscovite + illite; + kaolinite	Smectite + vermiculite
261	Maru	Quartz		Microcline + albite + hematite +; muscovite + illite + hornblende
279	Maru	Quartz	Albite + microcline +; muscovite + illite	Kaolinite + smectite +; hornblende
291	Maru	Quartz		Albite + microcline
S1	Tuniya	Quartz	Muscovite + illite	Kaolinite + microcline + albite
S3	Sado	Smectite + Vermiculite; Quartz + Albite	Hornblende (riebeckite)	Halloysite
S4	Mayowa	Quartz	Chlorite + muscovite + illite	Goethite + illemnite
S9	Gwar Gawo	Quartz		Albite + microcline + hornblende; (riebeckite) + muscovite + illite
S11	Ferri Ruwa	Quartz	Albite + microcline
S12	Dangowa	Quartz	Muscovite + illite +; kaolinite	Goethite + albite
S13	Soro Kudi	Quartz		Albite + microcline + muscovite +; illite + kaolinite
255	Hanudezoma	Quartz	Muscovite + illite +; kaolinite	Goethite + hematite
267	Hanudezoma	Quartz	Muscovite + illite +; kaolinite	Goethite + microcline
273	Yan Kaura	Quartz		Microcline + kaolinite
288	Atakar	Quartz		Hornblende + smectite
303	Kadaure	Quartz	Muscovite + illite	Kaolinite + goethite