Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

Setup during HiTech AlkCarb: an online database of alkaline rock and carbonatite occurrences

Kakenye Hill

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Occurrence number: 
085-00-006
Country: 
Kenya
Location: 
Longitude: 35.55, Latitude: 2.92
Carbonatite: 
No

About 0.25 km2 of biotite-bearing nephelinite lavas cap Kekenye Hill and a smaller hill approximately 9 km to the east.

References: 

DODSON, R.G. 1971. Geology of the area south of Lodwar. Report, Geological Survey of Kenya, 87: 1-36.

Location: 
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith