Apatite from
Homa Mountain complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya

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Classification
Locality type:	Complex
Species:	'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Homa Mountain complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	639237
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:639237:6
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite

14.0km (8.7 miles)	ⓘ Sokolo Point Carbonatite, Wasaki Peninsula Carbonatites, Homa Bay County, Kenya
17.1km (10.6 miles)	ⓘ Wasaki Peninsula Carbonatites, Homa Bay County, Kenya
18.5km (11.5 miles)	ⓘ Usaki Ijolite Complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya
21.9km (13.6 miles)	ⓘ North Ruri, Ruri complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya
24.5km (15.3 miles)	ⓘ South Ruri, Ruri complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya
24.6km (15.3 miles)	ⓘ Ruri complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya
43.9km (27.3 miles)	ⓘ Rangwa carbonatite complex, Kisingiri Volcano, Homa Bay County, Kenya
43.9km (27.3 miles)	ⓘ Kisingiri Volcano, Homa Bay County, Kenya
77.1km (47.9 miles)	ⓘ Buru carbonatite, Kericho County, Kenya
99.1km (61.6 miles)	ⓘ Tinderet volcano, Nandi County, Kenya
References
USGS Open-File Report 02–156–A *Sutherland, Diana S. (1969) Sodic amphiboles and pyroxenes from fenites in East Africa. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 24 (2) 114-135 doi:10.1007/bf00376886* Deines, P, Gold, D.P (1973) The isotopic composition of carbonatite and kimberlite carbonates and their bearing on the isotopic composition of deep-seated carbon. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 37 (7) 1709-1733 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(73)90158-0 Le Bas, M. J. (1977). Carbonatite-nephelinite volcanism: an African case history. London: Wiley. Clarke, M. G. C., & Roberts, B. (1986). Carbonated melilitites and calcitized alkalicarbonatites from Homa Mountain, western Kenya: a reinterpretation. Geological Magazine, 123(6), 683-692. doi.org/10.1017/S0016756800024195 Keller, J. (1989). Extrusive carbonatites and their significance. Carbonatites: genesis and evolution. Unwin Hyman, London, 70-88. 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

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Apatite from Homa Mountain complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya

Apatite from
Homa Mountain complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya