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Korath Range, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples' Region, Ethiopiai
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Korath RangeRange of Hills
Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples' RegionRegion
EthiopiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
5° 4' 0'' North , 35° 55' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
5.06667,35.93333
GeoHash:
G#: sbcscdmg7
GRN:
N04E25
Locality type:
Range of Hills
Age:
0.079 Ma
Geologic Time:
Pleistocene
Dating method:
carbon dating of shell adhering to lava
Reference for age:
Brown, F. H., & Carmichael, I. S. E. (1969). Quaternary volcanoes of the Lake Rudolf region: 1. The basanite-tephrite series of the Korath Range. Lithos, 2(3), 239-260. doi.org/10.1016/S0024-4937(69)80018-6
KΓΆppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet


Isolated group of volcanic hills lying within the rift some 60 km north of Lake Turkana. The range comprises about 20 aligned and coalescing tuff cones flanked by lava flows (Brown & Carmichael 1969).

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5 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Reference: Brown, F. H., & Carmichael, I. S. E. (1969). Quaternary volcanoes of the Lake Rudolf region: 1. The basanite-tephrite series of the Korath Range. Lithos, 2(3), 239-260. doi.org/10.1016/S0024-4937(69)80018-6
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Reference: Brown, F. H., & Carmichael, I. S. E. (1969). Quaternary volcanoes of the Lake Rudolf region: 1. The basanite-tephrite series of the Korath Range. Lithos, 2(3), 239-260. doi.org/10.1016/S0024-4937(69)80018-6
β“˜ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Reference: Brown, F. H., & Carmichael, I. S. E. (1969). Quaternary volcanoes of the Lake Rudolf region: 1. The basanite-tephrite series of the Korath Range. Lithos, 2(3), 239-260. doi.org/10.1016/S0024-4937(69)80018-6
β“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite
Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Reference: Brown, F. H., & Carmichael, I. S. E. (1969). Quaternary volcanoes of the Lake Rudolf region: 1. The basanite-tephrite series of the Korath Range. Lithos, 2(3), 239-260. doi.org/10.1016/S0024-4937(69)80018-6
β“˜ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Reference: Brown, F. H., & Carmichael, I. S. E. (1969). Quaternary volcanoes of the Lake Rudolf region: 1. The basanite-tephrite series of the Korath Range. Lithos, 2(3), 239-260. doi.org/10.1016/S0024-4937(69)80018-6
β“˜ 'Glass'
Reference: Brown, F. H., & Carmichael, I. S. E. (1969). Quaternary volcanoes of the Lake Rudolf region: 1. The basanite-tephrite series of the Korath Range. Lithos, 2(3), 239-260. doi.org/10.1016/S0024-4937(69)80018-6
β“˜ Kaersutite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Reference: Brown, F. H., & Carmichael, I. S. E. (1969). Quaternary volcanoes of the Lake Rudolf region: 1. The basanite-tephrite series of the Korath Range. Lithos, 2(3), 239-260. doi.org/10.1016/S0024-4937(69)80018-6
β“˜ Leucite
Formula: K(AlSi2O6)
Reference: Brown, F. H., & Carmichael, I. S. E. (1969). Quaternary volcanoes of the Lake Rudolf region: 1. The basanite-tephrite series of the Korath Range. Lithos, 2(3), 239-260. doi.org/10.1016/S0024-4937(69)80018-6
β“˜ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Reference: Brown, F. H., & Carmichael, I. S. E. (1969). Quaternary volcanoes of the Lake Rudolf region: 1. The basanite-tephrite series of the Korath Range. Lithos, 2(3), 239-260. doi.org/10.1016/S0024-4937(69)80018-6
β“˜ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Brown, F. H., & Carmichael, I. S. E. (1969). Quaternary volcanoes of the Lake Rudolf region: 1. The basanite-tephrite series of the Korath Range. Lithos, 2(3), 239-260. doi.org/10.1016/S0024-4937(69)80018-6
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Reference: Brown, F. H., & Carmichael, I. S. E. (1969). Quaternary volcanoes of the Lake Rudolf region: 1. The basanite-tephrite series of the Korath Range. Lithos, 2(3), 239-260. doi.org/10.1016/S0024-4937(69)80018-6
β“˜ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Reference: Brown, F. H., & Carmichael, I. S. E. (1969). Quaternary volcanoes of the Lake Rudolf region: 1. The basanite-tephrite series of the Korath Range. Lithos, 2(3), 239-260. doi.org/10.1016/S0024-4937(69)80018-6

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜var. Titanium-bearing Augite9.DA.15(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
β“˜Kaersutite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
β“˜Leucite9.GB.05K(AlSi2O6)
β“˜Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
β“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
β“˜'Glass'-
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oβ“˜ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Oβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oβ“˜ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Oβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Naβ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naβ“˜ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Mgβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Mgβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alβ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alβ“˜ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Alβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siβ“˜ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Siβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Siβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Kβ“˜ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Kβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caβ“˜ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Caβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Tiβ“˜ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Feβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6

References

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Woolley, A. R. (2001). Alkaline rocks and carbonatites of the world. Part 3: Africa. Geological Society. Natural History Museum, London, p. 87.
Brown, F. H., & Carmichael, I. S. E. (1969). Quaternary volcanoes of the Lake Rudolf region: 1. The basanite-tephrite series of the Korath Range. Lithos, 2(3), 239-260. doi.org/10.1016/S0024-4937(69)80018-6

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