Ferrocarbonatite from
Wasaki Peninsula Carbonatites, Homa Bay County, Kenya

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Classification
Locality type:	Complex
Type:	Ferrocarbonatite
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Ferrocarbonatite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Wasaki Peninsula Carbonatites, Homa Bay County, Kenya
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	1426595
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:1426595:0
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Localities for Ferrocarbonatite in this Region
Okuge Carbonatite, Wasaki Peninsula Carbonatites, Homa Bay County, Kenya
Sokolo Point Carbonatite, Wasaki Peninsula Carbonatites, Homa Bay County, Kenya
Nearest other occurrences of Ferrocarbonatite

3.2km (2.0 miles)	ⓘ Sokolo Point Carbonatite, Wasaki Peninsula Carbonatites, Homa Bay County, Kenya
7.5km (4.7 miles)	ⓘ Ruri complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya
17.1km (10.6 miles)	ⓘ Homa Mountain complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya
References
Barber, C. (1974). The geochemistry of carbonatites and related rocks from two carbonatite complexes, south Nyanza, Kenya. Litho, 7(1), 53-63. doi.org/10.1016/0024-4937(74)90038-3 *Rankin, A.H. (1975) Fluid inclusion studies in apatite from carbonatites of the Wasaki area of western Kenya. Lithos, 8 (2) 123-136 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(75)90020-1* Le Bas, M. J. (1977). Carbonatite-nephelinite volcanism: an African case history. London: Wiley. Kalt, A., Hegner, E., Satir, M. (1997) Nd, Sr, and Pb isotopic evidence for diverse lithospheric mantle sources of East African Rift carbonatites. Tectonophysics, 278 (1) 31-45 doi:10.1016/s0040-1951(97)00093-0 Onuonga, I. O., Fallick, A. E., & Bowden, P. (1997). The recognition of meteoric-hydrothermal and supergene processes in volcanic carbonatites, Nyanza Rift, western Kenya, using carbon and oxygen isotopes. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 25(1), 103-113. doi.org/10.1016/S0899-5362(97)00064-X

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Ferrocarbonatite from Wasaki Peninsula Carbonatites, Homa Bay County, Kenya

Ferrocarbonatite from
Wasaki Peninsula Carbonatites, Homa Bay County, Kenya