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Lake Amboseli, Kajiado County, Kenyai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lake Amboseli | Lake |
| Kajiado County | County |
| Kenya | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
2° 38' 18'' South , 37° 7' 9'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Kรถppen climate type:
Seasonal lake with very alkaline water, usually dry and extremely dusty.
Most of the "lake" is inside Amboseli National Park, although the southwestern end is outside park boundaries. The "meerschaum" variety of sepiolite was mined here.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| โ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| โ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| โ Gaylussite Formula: Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O References: |
| โ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
| โ Muscovite var. Illite Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| โ Sepiolite Formula: Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| โ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| โ | Gaylussite | 5.CB.35 | Na2Ca(CO3)2 ยท 5H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| โ | Muscovite var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| โ | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| โ | Sepiolite | 9.EE.25 | Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 ยท 6H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
| H | โ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| H | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | โ Sepiolite | Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | โ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | โ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | โ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
| O | โ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| O | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | โ Sepiolite | Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | โ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | โ Sepiolite | Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | โ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Al | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | โ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Si | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Sepiolite | Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | โ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| K | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | โ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | โ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
- East African Rift System (EARS)Zone (Tectonic)
African Plate
- Tanzanian Eastern GranulitesOrogenic Belt
Kenya
- ⭔Rift Valley ProvinceProvince
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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Lake Amboseli, Kajiado County, Kenya