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Analcime from
Tinderet volcano, Nandi County, Kenya


Locality type:Volcano
Classification
Species:Analcime
Formula:Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Analcime data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tinderet volcano, Nandi County, Kenya
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1426765
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1426765:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Analcime
46.3km (28.7 miles) ⓘLondiani Volcano, Baringo County, Kenya
89.0km (55.3 miles) ⓘMau Volcanic Area, Narok County, Kenya
92.1km (57.2 miles) ⓘLake Bogoria (Hannington Lake), Baringo County, Kenya
References
Binge, F. W. (1962). Geology of the Kericho Area. Report, Geological Survey of Kenya, 50.
Le Bas, M. J., & Dixon, J. A. (1965). A new carbonatite in the Legetet hills, Kenya. Nature, 207(4992), 68-68. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1038/207068a0.pdf
Baker, B.H., Williams, L.A.J., Miller, J.A., Fitch, F.J. (1971) Sequence and geochronology of the Kenya rift volcanics. Tectonophysics, 11 (3) 191-215 doi:10.1016/0040-1951(71)90030-8
King, B. C., Le Bas, M. J., & Sutherland, D. S. (1972). The history of the alkaline volcanoes and intrusive complexes of eastern Uganda and western Kenya. Journal of the Geological Society, 128(2), 173-205. doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.128.2.0173
Deans, T., & Roberts, B. (1984). Carbonatite tuffs and lava clasts of the Tinderet foothills, western Kenya: a study of calcified natrocarbonatites. Journal of the Geological Society, 141(3), 563-580. doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.141.3.0563
 
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