Locality type:

Volcano

Classification

Type:

Olivine basalt

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

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Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1426209

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1426209:6

GUID (UUID V4):

adfbc5b6-42da-4adf-b7f5-9c43309539b3

Nearest other occurrences of Olivine basalt

43.3km (26.9 miles)

ⓘ Emuruangogolak Volcano, Samburu County, Kenya

48.8km (30.3 miles)

ⓘ Korosi Volcano, Baringo County, Kenya

References

Webb, P.K. & Weaver, S.D. 1976. Trachyte shield volcanoes: a new volcanic form from South Turkana, Kenya. Bulletin Volcanologique, 39, 294-312.

Weaver, S. D. (1977). The Quaternary caldera volcano Emuruangogolak, Kenya Rift, and the petrology of a bimodal ferrobasalt-pantelleritic trachyte association. Bulletin Volcanologique, 40(4), 209-230. doi.org/10.1007/BF02597564

Key, R. M. (1987). Geology of the Maralal area. Republic of Kenya Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Mines and Geological Department Report, 105.

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	*Lippard, Stephen J (1973) The petrology of phonolites from the Kenya Rift. Lithos, 6 (3) 217-234 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(73)90083-2*	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	217-34 The petrology of phonc lites from the Kenya Rift STEPHEN J. L I P P A R D Lippard: S. J. 1973:...1973: T h e petrology of phonolites from the Kenya Rift. Lithos 6, 217-34. Field, petrographic and geochemical...rocks of Neogene age from the Rift zone in central Kenya allow three major types to be distinguished. Trace...pioneer geological studies of the Eastern Rift in Kenya who first drew attention to the importance of phonolites...1). Numerous reports and maps published by the Kenya Geological Survey (1940-), coupled with recent geochronological
	*Bishop, Walter W. (1978) Geological Background to Fossil Man* - Recent research in the Gregory Rift Valley, East Africa. The Geological Society of London, London.**	Book
	fossil vertebrates in tuffs of the spectacular volcano that I had mapped in 19909. Thereafter, from 1959...sedimentological and palaeontological studies in the Kenya Rift Valley project. This, indeed, worked exceedingly... GREGORY RIFT VALLEY TANZANIA; OLORGESAILIE, KENYA I51 10. MARY D, LEAKEY. Olduvai Gorge 1911-1975:...SHACKLETON. Geological Map of the Olorgesailie Area, Kenya 171 12. 13. GLYNN LL. IsAAc. The Olorgesailie...Contents B. Tue Lake Barinco Basin, KENYA 14. GREGORY R. CHAPMAN Basin, Kenya & MAUREEN BROOK. Ghronostratigraphy

Olivine basalt from Ribkwo Volcano, Baringo County, Kenya

Olivine basalt from
Ribkwo Volcano, Baringo County, Kenya