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ABSTRACT
Ten (10) clay samples were obtained from Idogbo-1, Benin-City, Niger Delta Basin, Southern Nigeria with the aim of determining its geochemical characteristics and its implication for industrial use. An analytical techniques such as X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) was employed. The X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) results show that the silica content was the highest (59.48 wt.%) in all the studied samples in the location. Other oxides include Al2O3,24.14 wt.%; Fe2O3, 4.65 wt.%; CaO, 0.22 wt.% and some small amounts of other oxides such as MgO of 0.44 wt.%; K2O, 0.20 wt.% and P2O5, 0.02 wt.% . Trace elements such as Ba, Cu, Cr, Ni Zn and V were observed in all the samples. V is the most abundant and had mean values of 0.172mg/cm2; Cu, 0.053 mg/cm2; Cr, 0.058 mg/cm2; Ni, 0.009 mg/cm2 and Zn, 0.014 mg/cm2. The result shows that the studied Idogbo-1, Benin-City, Niger Delta Basin, Southern Nigeria can serve as a basic raw materials for ceramic production and refractory bricks but is unsuitable for paper and paints production. However, the studied clay can be more suitable for ceramic production after beneficiation to reduce the magnesium oxide and tin oxide compositional deficiencies.
