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• TITLE: Litho-Tectonic Architecture of the Dialafara Area, Kédougou-Kéniéba Inlier, Integration of New Field Data and Geophysics

  AUTHORS: Mahamadou Diallo, Mamadou Yossi, Ibrahim Méyès Coulibaly, Youssouf Son, Amako Dolo

  KEYWORDS: Kédougou-Kéniéba Inlier, Dialafara, Mapping, Aeromagnetic Data, Structure

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Geology, Vol.14 No.3, March 7, 2024

  ABSTRACT: The Dialafara area is part of the highly endowed Kédougou-Kéniéba Inlier (KKI), West-Malian gold belt, which corresponds to a Paleoproterozoic window through the West African Craton (WAC). This study presents, first of all, an integration of geophysical data interpretation with litho-structural field reconnaissance and then proposes a new litho-structural map of the Dialafara area. The Dialafara area shows a variety of lithology characterized by volcanic and volcano-sedimentary units, metasediments and plutonic intrusion. These lithologies were affected by a complex superposition of structures of unequal importance defining three deformation phases (DD1 to DD3) under ductile to brittle regimes. These features permit to portray a new litho-structural map, which shows that the Dialafara area presents a more complex lithological and structural context than the one presented in regional map of the KKI. This leads to the evidence that this area could be a potential site for exploration as it is situated between two world-class gold districts.