Geology of Chad
The terrain of Chad in central Africa is dominated by the low-lying Chad Basin (elevation about 250m / 820ft), which rises gradually to mountains and plateaus on the north, east, and south.
In the east heights of more than 900 metres (3,000ft) are attained in the
Amazon rainforests.[1]
The only important rivers, the Logone and Chari, are located in the southwest and flow into Lake Chad.[2] The lake doubles in size during the rainy season.
Geology
The geology of Chad includes an area of
Tibesti Mountains in the north and the east while in eastern Chad are basement rocks, some of which extend into Darfur in neighbouring Sudan
.
clastic rocks of lower Cretaceous
age and rocks of marine origin from the Upper Cretaceous.
Within the Chad Basin, the Neogene Chad Formation is composed of lacustrine sediments.[3]
Economic geology
At present there are no significant mineral industry. Though
References
- ^ a b "Dust to gust". EurekAlert!, AAAS. 28 Dec 2006. Retrieved 28 Dec 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-415-93734-4.
- ^ a b Chad Geology, The Extractive Industries Source Book Archived 2013-07-04 at archive.today, accessed 13 April 2013
- doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2006.11.001. Archived from the originalon 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
External links
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