Korosi Volcano, Baringo County, Kenyai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Korosi Volcano | Volcano |
| Baringo County | County |
| Kenya | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
0° 46' North , 36° 7' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
406894
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:406894:8
GUID (UUID V4):
c8cbee94-98cc-4bf9-95be-5891377ee7c3
Basalt-trachyte volcano lying within the rift immediately north of Lake Baringo, Baringo County, Kenya and Ol Kokwe and other islands in the lake can be considered as part of the Korosi volcanic complex. To the north it overlaps with the Paka Volcano, Baringo County, Kenya. It rises 450-500 m above the rift floor and extends over 260 kmΒ².
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Aegirine-augite Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 |
| β 'Alkali Feldspar' |
| β Analcime Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| β Arfvedsonite Formula: [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| β Fayalite Formula: Fe2+2SiO4 |
| β 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
| β Katophorite Formula: {Na}{CaNa}{Mg4Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Fayalite | 9.AC.05 | Fe2+2SiO4 |
| β | Aegirine-augite | 9.DA.20 | (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 |
| β | Katophorite | 9.DE.20 | {Na}{CaNa}{Mg4Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2 |
| β | Arfvedsonite | 9.DE.25 | [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| β | Analcime | 9.GB.05 | Na(AlSi2O6) Β· H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Alkali Feldspar' | - | |
| β | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| H | β Arfvedsonite | [Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | β Katophorite | {Na}{CaNa}{Mg4Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| O | β Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| O | β Arfvedsonite | [Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | β Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Katophorite | {Na}{CaNa}{Mg4Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Na | β Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Na | β Arfvedsonite | [Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Na | β Katophorite | {Na}{CaNa}{Mg4Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Mg | β Katophorite | {Na}{CaNa}{Mg4Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Al | β Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Al | β Katophorite | {Na}{CaNa}{Mg4Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Si | β Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Si | β Arfvedsonite | [Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | β Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Katophorite | {Na}{CaNa}{Mg4Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Ca | β Katophorite | {Na}{CaNa}{Mg4Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Fe | β Arfvedsonite | [Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | β Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
Geochronology
Mineralization age: Pleistocene : 0.380 Β± 0.007 Ma to 0.104 Β± 0.002 MaImportant note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.
| Geologic Time | Rocks, Minerals and Events | |||||||||
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| Phanerozoic | ||||||||||
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| Pleistocene |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Africa
- East African Rift System (EARS)Zone (Tectonic)
African Plate
Kenya
- Baringo-Laikipia Volcanic AreaVolcanic Field
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