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Albite from
Ol Esayeiti Volcano, Kajiado County, Kenya


Locality type:Volcano
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ol Esayeiti Volcano, Kajiado County, Kenya
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1427506
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1427506:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
49.6km (30.8 miles) ā“˜Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya
66.5km (41.3 miles) ā“˜Longonot Volcano, Nakuru County, Kenya
73.0km (45.4 miles) ā“˜Lenderut Hills, Kajiado County, Kenya
73.8km (45.8 miles) ā“˜Olkaria volcano, Hellā€™s Gate National Park, Nakuru County, Kenya
References
Matheson, F. J. (1966). Geology of the Kajiado area. Geological Survey of Kenya Report, 70.
Baker, B. H., Mitchell, J. G., & Williams, L. A. J. (1988). Stratigraphy, geochronology and volcano-tectonic evolution of the Kedongā€“Naivashaā€“Kinangop region, Gregory Rift Valley, Kenya. Journal of the Geological Society, 145(1), 107-116. doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.145.1.0107
Saggerson, E. P. (1991). Geology of the Nairobi area (No. 98). Mines & Geological Department.
 
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