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Basanite from
Barrier Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya


Locality type:Volcano
Classification
Type:Basanite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Basanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Barrier Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1425748
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1425748:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Basanite
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘLoiyangalani Volcanic area, Marsabit County, Kenya
References
Smith, W. C. (1938). Petrographic description of volcanic rocks from Turkana, Kenya Colony, with notes on their field occurrence from the manuscript of Mr. AM Champion. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, 94(1-4), 507-554. doi.org/10.1144/GSL.JGS.1938.094.01-04.18
Dodson, R. G. (1963) Geology of the South Horr Area. Report 60. Geological Survey of Kenyap.53
Brown, F. H., & Carmichael, I. S. E. (1971). Quaternary volcanoes of the Lake Rudolf region: II. The lavas of north island, south island and the Barrier. Lithos, 4(3), 305-323. doi.org/10.1016/0024-4937(71)90009-0
Williams, L. A. J., Macdonald, R., & Chapman, G. R. (1984). Late Quaternary caldera volcanoes of the Kenya Rift valley. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 89(B10), 8553-8570. doi.org/10.1029/JB089iB10p08553
Dunkley, P. N., Smith, M., Allen, D. J., & Darling, W. G. (1993). The geothermal activity and geology of the northern sector of the Kenya Rift Valley.
 
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