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Lake Turkana (Lake Rudolph), Marsabit County, Kenyai
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Lake Turkana (Lake Rudolph)Lake
Marsabit CountyCounty
KenyaCountry

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Central Island, Lake Turkana

Lake Turkana, Marsabit County, Kenya
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Central Island, Lake Turkana

Lake Turkana, Marsabit County, Kenya
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North shore, Central Island, Lake Turkana

Lake Turkana, Marsabit County, Kenya
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Central Island, Lake Turkana

Lake Turkana, Marsabit County, Kenya
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Central Island, Lake Turkana

Lake Turkana, Marsabit County, Kenya
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North shore, Central Island, Lake Turkana

Lake Turkana, Marsabit County, Kenya
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Central Island, Lake Turkana

Lake Turkana, Marsabit County, Kenya
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Central Island, Lake Turkana

Lake Turkana, Marsabit County, Kenya
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
224644
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:224644:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A lake in the Great Rift Valley; most of it belongs to Kenya, but the far northern end crosses into Ethiopia.

The lake is split between the counties of Turkana on the western side and Marasabit on the eastern side. Care needs to be taken when entering sub-localities here.

The lake is the world's largest permanent desert lake and the world's largest alkaline lake.

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1 valid mineral.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
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ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Hippopotamus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : Hippopotamus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Homo sapiens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Hominidae : Homo : Homo sapiens0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Syncerus caffer
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Syncerus : Syncerus caffer0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Crocodylus niloticus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Crocodylidae : Crocodylus : Crocodylus niloticus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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AfricaContinent
African Plate
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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