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Basalt from
Silali Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya


Locality type:Volcano
Classification
Type:Basalt
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Basalt data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silali Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1426210
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1426210:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Basalt
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘPaka Volcano, Baringo County, Kenya
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘKachila Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘKajyamamuk Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘEmuruangogolak Volcano, Samburu County, Kenya
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘKorosi Volcano, Baringo County, Kenya
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘNasaken Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘKapatagni Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘKowun Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya
74.8km (46.5 miles) ⓘLomi Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya
81.8km (50.8 miles) ⓘKailimerlim Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya
References
McCall, G. J. H., & Hornung, G. (1972). A geochemical study of Silali volcano, Kenya, with special reference to the origin of the intermediate-acid eruptives of the Central Rift Valley. In Developments in Geotectonics (Vol. 7, pp. 97-113). Elsevier. doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-41087-0.50016-6
Dunkley, P. N., Smith, M., Allen, D. J., & Darling, W. G. (1993). The geothermal activity and geology of the northern sector of the Kenya Rift Valley. British Geological Survey, Research Report. International Series SC/93/1.
Macdonald, R., Davies, G. R., Upton, B. G. J., Dunkley, P. N., Smith, M., & Leat, P. T. (1995). Petrogenesis of Silali volcano, Gregory Rift, Kenya. Journal of the Geological Society, 152(4), 703-720. doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.152.4.0703
Smith, M., Dunkley, P. N., Deino, A., Williams, L. A. J., & McCall, G. J. H. (1995). Geochronology, stratigraphy and structural evolution of Silali volcano, Gregory Rift, Kenya. Journal of the Geological Society, 152(2), 297-310. doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.152.2.0297
 
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