Alumino-Silicate Mineral Material for Ceramic Manufacturing Industries

Abstract

Intensively, fireclay deposits were found within ijero-Ikoro areas specifically. The mineral resources of Ekiti state have not being fully appraised due to insufficient research works and poor intensive studies. While the localization of these minerals is by geological formation of minerals within the basement and quaternary deposits as found in the state. Scanty researches and little studies have identified very few number of mineral deposits in the state since 1942.  For example, fireclay as residentially found contained profile of sand, kaolin and lateritic clays within the top soils of various huge deposits that could be industrially and constructively useful. Other  minerals  found within the axis include Feldspar at Ikoro. Gold and Quartz were also found at Efon and Itawure respectively. Feldspar and Gemstone were obtained at Okeowu, Ikoro and Ijero intensively. Industrial mineral axis was technically examined under this present study where valuable minerals that were largely unevaluated before were currently evaluated for Ekiti state economic growth and development. More so, the paper reviews and updates the mineral potentials within the basement rocks and quaternary alluvial deposits as found within Ijero-Ikoro-Okemesi-Efon-Alaye-Aramoko geological formation specially for Ekiti State industrialization.

Keywords: Minerals, Evaluation, Usage, Industrialization