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Tuff from
Mau Volcanic Area, Narok County, Kenya

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Predictive Mineralogy

Locality type:

Volcanic Field

Classification

Type:

Tuff

Age information

Maximum recorded age:

5.332 Ma

Minimum recorded age:

2.588 Ma

Sample ages:

	Recorded age	Geologic Time	Sample	Dating method
1	5.332 to 2.588 Ma	Pliocene	-	geological evidence

Sample references:

1	-	Williams, L. A. J. (1991). Geology of the Mau area. Report, Geological Survey of Kenya, 96.

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Tuff data

Locality Data:

Click here to view Mau Volcanic Area, Narok County, Kenya

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1426986

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1426986:8

GUID (UUID V4):

0

Nearest other occurrences of Tuff

77.2km (48.0 miles)

ⓘ Nakuru Volcanic Area, Nakuru County, Kenya

References

Williams, L. A. J. (1991). Geology of the Mau area. Report, Geological Survey of Kenya, 96.

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