stripes
Occurrence number:
085-00-012
Country:
Kenya
Location:
Longitude: 36.32, Latitude: 1.98
Carbonatite:
No
Kalokopon is a trachyte volcano at least 15 km in diameter that is largely concealed beneath flood basalts, lavas from the Namarunu volcano (No. 085-00-013) and Quaternary sediments. The succession includes trachyte flows, some of them feldspar-phyric, and welded tuffs.
Age:
K-Ar on a trachyte lava gave 4.4±0.2 Ma.
References:
KEY, R.M. 1987b. Geology of the Maralal area. Report, Geological Survey of Kenya, 105: 1-93.
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