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Pegmatites are highly sort for due to their ability to host diverse minerals such as lithium, tantalum, niobium, and gemstones. This study focuses on the geochemistry of the pegmatites in Umai, Oban Massif, SE, Nigeria. The aim is to characterize the pegmatites and infer their mineralization potential. Fifteen (15) fresh samplesere analyzed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Fractional indices such as Ba/Rb, K/Rb, Na/K, K/Cs, Nb/Ta, Ta/Cs, and discrimination plots such as Na2O+ K2O vs SiO2, Rb vs Sr, K/Rb vs Rb, K/Rb vs Cs, Be vs K/Nb, Ta vs K/Cs were utilized in this study. From the geochemical classification diagram of Na2O+ K2O vs SiO2, the pegmatites in Umai are mainly granodioritic in composition. The K/Rb ratio for the samples analyzed are below 100 indicating mineralization. The Nb/Ta ratio for the samples is 1, they indicate columbite mineralization. Beryllium concentration >20ppm was observed in some samples analyzed suggesting possible beryllium mineralization.
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