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Town in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Kudaru
Town
Kudaru is located in NigeriaKudaruKudaru
Coordinates: 10°38′N 08°28′E / 10.633°N 8.467°E / 10.633; 8.467
Country Nigeria
StateKaduna State
LGALere
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (WAT)
ClimateAw

Kudaru is a town in Lere Local Government Area in southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. The postal code of the area is 811.

Geography

The Kudaru ring complex was discovered to contain mildly alkaline fayalite granite porphyry, peralkaline arfvedsonite granite and metaluminous biotite granite, emplaced between 176.9 ± 2.5 and 180.55 ± 0.6 Ma. These rocks, typical of A-type granites "are characterized by variably high alkalis, HFSEs, Ga/Al ratios, and zircon saturation temperature".

References

  1. "Kudaru Map - Satellite Images of Kudaru". Maplandia.com. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  2. "Old Kudaru, Lere, Kaduna State, Nigeria". mindat.org. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  3. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  4. Kamaunji, V.D.; Wang, L.; Ahmed, H.A. (February 1, 2020). "Coexisting A1 and A2 granites of Kudaru Complex: implications for genetic and tectonic diversity of A-type granite in the Younger Granite province, north-central Nigeria". Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch). 109 (2): 109, 511–535 (2020). doi:10.1007/s00531-020-01818-8. S2CID 210999324. Retrieved September 25, 2020.


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