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Augite from
Greater Olkaria Volcanic Complex, Nakuru County, Kenya


Locality type:Volcanic Complex
Classification
Species:Augite
Formula:(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Augite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Greater Olkaria Volcanic Complex, Nakuru County, Kenya
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1427073
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1427073:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
DAVIES, G. R., MACDONALD, R. (1987) Crustal Influences in the Petrogenesis of the Naivasha Basalt--Comendite Complex: Combined Trace Element and Sr-Nd-Pb Isotope Constraints. Journal of Petrology, 28 (6) 1009-1031 doi:10.1093/petrology/28.6.1009
MACDONALD, R., DAVIES, G. R., BLISS, C. M., LEAT, P. T., BAILEY, D. K., SMITH, R. L. (1987) Geochemistry of High-silica Peralkaline Rhyolites, Naivasha, Kenya Rift Valley. Journal of Petrology, 28 (6) 979-1008 doi:10.1093/petrology/28.6.979
Clarke, M. C. G., Woodhall, D. G., Allen, D., & Darling, G. (1990). Geological, volcanological and hydrological controls on the occurrence of geothermal activity in the area surrounding Lake Naivasha, Kenya. Kenya, Ministry of Energy Report, Nairobi, Kenya.
Wilding, Martin C., Macdonald, Ray, Davies, J. Eric, Fallick, Anthony E. (1993) Volatile characteristics of peralkaline rhyolites from Kenya: an ion microprobe, infrared spectroscopic and hydrogen isotope study. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 114 (2) 264-275 doi:10.1007/bf00307761
Marshall, A. S., Hinton, R. W., & MacDonald, R. (1998). Phenocrystic fluorite in peralkaline rhyolites, Olkaria, Kenya rift valley. Mineralogical Magazine, 62(4), 477-486. doi.org/10.1180/002646198547855
 
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