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*Is a Volcanic Eruption Possible in Nigeria? DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.84253*

vi. Recent 40Ar/39Ar dating of basalts from overlapping volcanic cones from the Jos Plateau province (ranging from 2.5 to 1.34 Ma) confirms the Quaternary

intermittency of eruptions inter and intra the volcanic line in the provinces.

age (Pleistocene epoch) of emplacement for these volcanoes and the

vii. That these volcanic edifices were previous eruption sites suggest they are potential eruption sites. The proximity of these volcanic edifices to those of the Cameroon volcanic line, which has witnessed a series of volcanic activity, is worrisome. The volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy in the year

Furthermore, the recent volcanic eruption in Iceland April 15, 2010 after 200 years of silence should increase the worry. All these information calls for

2004 known to have been dormant since 24 AD is a clarion call.

further comprehensive work on these dormant volcanoes for risk

viii. The minor intermittent fumarolic activities observed within the Pidong

to brown-red color, (due to Fe-input) call for more comprehensive

Crater Lake marked by the change in the water color from the normal bluish

investigation of the volcano and further strengthen the idea of the possibility

This study is an on-going project on volcanoes in Nigeria, being embarked upon by three PhD scholars. It is being supported by STEP-B World Bank funding. Also, the Centre for Geodesy and Geodynamics, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) is well appreciated for providing funds for the field work.

The authors are deeply indebted to the Geological Survey of Norway for dating the rocks. We express our deep thanks to anonymous reviewers of this manuscript, who have provided constructive criticisms which has improved the quality of the initial manuscript. Our profound gratitude goes to our project students who assisted

assessment.

*Forecasting Volcanic Eruptions*

**Acknowledgements**

**Conflict of interest**

in the sample collection.

Alk alkali basalt ASL above sea level Ma million (106

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MORB mid-ocean ridge basalt

OIB ocean island basalt ppb parts per billion (1/10<sup>9</sup>

of the volcano roaring back to life.

We declare that there are no "conflict of interest."

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NASRDA National Space Research and Development Agency

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