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Ijolite from
Lake Magadi, Kajiado County, Kenya


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Ijolite

Lake Magadi, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Ijolite

Lake Magadi, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Ijolite

Lake Magadi, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Ijolite

Lake Magadi, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Ijolite

Lake Magadi, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Ijolite

Lake Magadi, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Ijolite

Lake Magadi, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Ijolite

Lake Magadi, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Ijolite

Lake Magadi, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Ijolite

Lake Magadi, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Ijolite

Lake Magadi, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Ijolite

Lake Magadi, Kajiado County, Kenya
Locality type:Saline Lake
Classification
Type:Ijolite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ijolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lake Magadi, Kajiado County, Kenya
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1230534
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1230534:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ijolite
93.9km (58.4 miles) ⓘMosonik Volcano, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
References
doi.org (n.d.) https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/5.1.40
SAGGERSON, E. P., WILLIAMS, L. A. J. (1964) Ngurumanite from Southern Kenya and its Bearing on the Origin of Rocks in the Northern Tanganyika Alkaline District. Journal of Petrology, 5 (1) 40-81 doi:10.1093/petrology/5.1.40
 
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