Figure 1. Location of the study area including (a) map of Cameroon highlighting the location of the study area within the Douala Basin in the Littoral Region and (b) geological map of Douala Basin modified from [20]: (1) Recent alluvium, (2) Tertiary volcanic rocks (basalts and trachytes), (3) Neogene (siltstones, sandstones), (4) Lower Eocene (bedded clays, claystones, silts, loose sandstones), (5) Undifferenciated Tertiary, (6) Paleocene (marine facies: claystones, dolomites, sandstones, silts), (7) Paleocene (continental facies: small conglomerates, loose sandstones), (8) Upper Cretaceous (clays, sands, sandstones, marly and calcareous limestones), (9) Lower Cretaceous (Basalt sandstone), (10) Precambrian basement (migmatitic gneisses + granites) : Geotechnical Properties and Geochemical Composition of Mudrock from the Douala Sub Basin, Cameroon: Implication for Industrial Potentials : Science and Education Publishing

Figure 1. Location of the study area including (a) map of Cameroon highlighting the location of the study area within the Douala Basin in the Littoral Region and (b) geological map of Douala Basin modified from [20]: (1) Recent alluvium, (2) Tertiary volcanic rocks (basalts and trachytes), (3) Neogene (siltstones, sandstones), (4) Lower Eocene (bedded clays, claystones, silts, loose sandstones), (5) Undifferenciated Tertiary, (6) Paleocene (marine facies: claystones, dolomites, sandstones, silts), (7) Paleocene (continental facies: small conglomerates, loose sandstones), (8) Upper Cretaceous (clays, sands, sandstones, marly and calcareous limestones), (9) Lower Cretaceous (Basalt sandstone), (10) Precambrian basement (migmatitic gneisses + granites)

Journal of Geosciences and Geomatics. 2022, 10(3), 162-171 doi:10.12691/jgg-10-3-5