Shombole, South Rift Valley, Rift Valley Province, Kenya

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border marking, Shombole volcano
	Shombole, South Rift Valley, Rift Valley Province, Kenya This border marker between Kenya and Tanzania, laid in March of 1934, was encountered about 300 metres up a ridge on the west side of the volcano. July 1986 photo, Tony Peterson.
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carbonatite breccia, Shombole volcano
	Shombole, South Rift Valley, Rift Valley Province, Kenya Carbonatite breccia in nephelinite lava at the foot of Shombole volcano, SW quadrant. Kenya shilling for scale. July 1986 photo, Tony Peterson.
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carbonatite dyke, Shombole volcano
	Shombole, South Rift Valley, Rift Valley Province, Kenya A thin dyke of carbonatite (melanite-bearing sovite) running approximately north, parallel to a ridge on the north side of Shombole volcano. Hammer for scale. July 1985 photo, Tony Peterson.
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Masai boys, Shombole volcano
	Shombole, South Rift Valley, Rift Valley Province, Kenya Young Masai boys, who mind the herds of goats and cattle, are probably the hardest-working members of their society. Masai living around Shombole have a very traditional lifestyle and are not like their rich cousins living in areas frequented by tourists. July 1986 photo, Tony Peterson.
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nephelinite debris flow, Shombole volcano
	Shombole, South Rift Valley, Rift Valley Province, Kenya Clasts of nephelinite lava and ijolite in a matrix of mud and/or ash, Shombole volcano. July 1985 photo, Tony Peterson.
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north slopes of Shombole volcano
	Shombole, South Rift Valley, Rift Valley Province, Kenya A view of the heavily eroded north slopes of Shombole, showing the layers of nephelinite lava flows and coarse clastic rocks (agglomerates and debris flows). July 1985 photo, Tony Peterson.
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phonolite parasitic cones, Shombole volcano
	Shombole, South Rift Valley, Rift Valley Province, Kenya Late phonolite cones on the west flank of Shombole volcano. The north end of Lake Natron and the western wall of the rift valley (Nguruman Escarpment) are to the left. The bare brown areas are abandoned Masai campsites. July 1986 photo, Tony Peterson.
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view across normal fault, Shombole volcano
	Shombole, South Rift Valley, Rift Valley Province, Kenya View looking east across the normal fault which cuts the east flank of Shombole volcano. Note layered lava flows/agglomerates. July 1985 photo, Tony Peterson.
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view of Shombole from Lake Magadi
	Shombole, South Rift Valley, Rift Valley Province, Kenya Photo of Shombole, about 50 km distant, looking south across Lake Magadi. Note the prominent valley between the peaks, which is a deeply eroded N-S normal fault. July 1986 photo by Tony Peterson.
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