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Trachybasalt from
Olorgesailie Mountain, Kajiado County, Kenya


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Type:Trachybasalt
Age information
Maximum recorded age:2.62 Ma
Minimum recorded age:2.62 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
12.62 MaPliocene - K-Ar
Sample references:
1 -
Fairhead, J. D., Mitchell, J. G., & Williams, L. A. J. (1972). New K/Ar determinations on rift volcanics of S. Kenya and their bearing on age of rift faulting. Nature Physical Science, 238(83), 66-69. doi.org/10.1038/physci238066a0
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Trachybasalt data
Locality Data:Click here to view Olorgesailie Mountain, Kajiado County, Kenya
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1427651
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1427651:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Trachybasalt
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘShanamu Hills, Kajiado County, Kenya
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘMount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya
References
Baker, B. H. (1958) Geology of the Magadi Area. Report 42. Geological Survey of Kenya
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
Fairhead, J. D., Mitchell, J. G., & Williams, L. A. J. (1972). New K/Ar determinations on rift volcanics of S. Kenya and their bearing on age of rift faulting. Nature Physical Science, 238(83), 66-69. doi.org/10.1038/physci238066a0
 
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