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Trachyte from
Nasaken Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya


Locality type:Volcano
Classification
Type:Trachyte
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Trachyte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nasaken Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1426099
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1426099:1
GUID (UUID V4):bc7e8fa7-fda7-4bab-bed9-41073ae55547
Nearest other occurrences of Trachyte
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘKafkandal Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘKowun Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘKanatim Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘKapatagni Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘOliyamur Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘKachila Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘKajyamamuk Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘEmuruangogolak Volcano, Samburu County, Kenya
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘKailimerlim Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘLomi Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya
References
Weaver, S. D., Sceal, J. S. C., & Gibson, I. L. (1972). Trace-element data relevant to the origin of trachytic and pantelleritic lavas in the East African rift system. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 36(3), 181-194. doi.org/10.1007/BF00371430
Key, R. M. (1987). Geology of the Maralal area. Republic of Kenya Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Mines and Geological Department Report, 105.
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Weaver, S. D., Sceal, J. S. C., Gibson, I. L. (1972) Trace-element data relevant to the origin of trachytic and pantelleritic lavas in the East African Rift system. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 36 (3) 181-194 doi:10.1007/bf00371430
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
residual-element ratios are constant at any one volcano suggesting that the salic and basic lavas are geochemically...broaden an earlier trace-element s t u d y of the volcano P a k a (Steal and Weaver, 1971) b y examining...predominate as the characteristic salic lava-type of the volcano. Basaltic lavas associated with the K e n y a n...green pyroxene. At least 16 samples from each volcano have been studied and every effort has been made...procedures. 2. Geology (a) Nasaken and Ribkwo The Pliocene centres Nasaken (1~ 36~ and Ribkwo (l~ 36~
(1991) Magmatism in Extensional Structural Settings. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-73966-8
Book
carbonatitic-alkaline province outcropping on the Kenya-Uganda border which have recently received significant...domain characterized East Africa from Madagascar and Kenya-Ethiopia to northeastern Sudan. It represents the...Popoff 1988a). Like the Atlantic Benue trough, the Kenya-Sudan Mesozoic trends could correspond to a failed...Segoufin and Patriat 1981; Mougenot et al. 1986). The Kenya-Sudan Mesozoic troughs hypothetized above could...East-African rift. This suggests that the Mesozoic NW-SE "Kenya-Sudan" rift-system has been reactivated, similarly
 
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