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Trachyte from
Menengai Volcano, Nakuru County, Kenya


Locality type:Volcano
Classification
Type:Trachyte
Age information
Maximum recorded age:0.18 ± 0.01 Ma
Minimum recorded age:0.18 ± 0.01 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
10.18 ± 0.01 MaPleistocene - K-Ar
Sample references:
1 -
Leat, P. T. (1984). Geological evolution of the trachytic caldera volcano Menengai, Kenya Rift Valley. Journal of the Geological Society, 141(6), 1057-1069. doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.141.6.1057
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Trachyte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Menengai Volcano, Nakuru County, Kenya
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1427004
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1427004:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Trachyte
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘNakuru Volcanic Area, Nakuru County, Kenya
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘMolo Volcanic Area, Nakuru County, Kenya
53.8km (33.4 miles) ⓘEburru Volcanic Complex, Nakuru County, Kenya
82.6km (51.3 miles) ⓘNyeri and Kijabe Volcanic Areas, Nyeri County, Kenya
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