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Melanite from
Shompole Volcano, Kajiado County, Kenya


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Melanite

Shompole Volcano, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Melanite

Shompole Volcano, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Melanite

Shompole Volcano, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Melanite

Shompole Volcano, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Melanite

Shompole Volcano, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Melanite

Shompole Volcano, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Melanite

Shompole Volcano, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Melanite

Shompole Volcano, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Melanite

Shompole Volcano, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Melanite

Shompole Volcano, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Melanite

Shompole Volcano, Kajiado County, Kenya
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Melanite

Shompole Volcano, Kajiado County, Kenya
Locality type:Volcano
Classification
Species:Andradite var: Melanite
Formula:Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aegirine5
Nepheline5
Titanite5
Sanidine5
Phonolite5
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shompole Volcano, Kajiado County, Kenya
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:565422
Long-form Identifier:1:3:565422:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Melanite
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘOl Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
References
Peterson, Tony D. (1989) Peralkaline nephelinites. I. Comparative petrology of Shombole and Oldoinyo L'engai, East Africa. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 101 (4) 458-478 doi:10.1007/bf00372219
 
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