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ABSTRACT
From the mineralogical and geochemical analysis it was observed that both clays have similar mineralogical and geochemical composition. They both have high amount of Kaolinte in them making up 85.9% in J5 and 46.2% in J6 which signifies that’s during the formation of the clay bodies in J5 there was almost complete weathering and sedimentation as other minerals occurs in very small amount. Unlike in J6 where it can be said that the clay here has not really gone through complete weathering or its still undergoing weathering as the presents of Orthoclase was notice in it having 0.5% composition. Both clay bodies differ in the presence of illite/muscovite and orthoclase which is suggestive that both clay bodies are possible from same source and formed under similar condition, this is based on their mineralogical and geochemical composition, but the clay at J5 has undergone more weathering and sedimentation, this is so because the clay body at J6 contains orthoclase feldspar.
