Locality type:

Volcano

Classification

Species:

Albite var: Anorthoclase

Formula:

(Na,K)AlSi₃O₈

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Barrier Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1425755

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1425755:3

GUID (UUID V4):

22cf1de0-bf71-4295-b706-9eb92f070ae6

References

Smith, W. C. (1938). Petrographic description of volcanic rocks from Turkana, Kenya Colony, with notes on their field occurrence from the manuscript of Mr. AM Champion. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, 94(1-4), 507-554. doi.org/10.1144/GSL.JGS.1938.094.01-04.18

Dodson, R. G. (1963) Geology of the South Horr Area. Report 60. Geological Survey of Kenyap.53

Brown, F. H., & Carmichael, I. S. E. (1971). Quaternary volcanoes of the Lake Rudolf region: II. The lavas of north island, south island and the Barrier. Lithos, 4(3), 305-323. doi.org/10.1016/0024-4937(71)90009-0

Williams, L. A. J., Macdonald, R., & Chapman, G. R. (1984). Late Quaternary caldera volcanoes of the Kenya Rift valley. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 89(B10), 8553-8570. doi.org/10.1029/JB089iB10p08553

Dunkley, P. N., Smith, M., Allen, D. J., & Darling, W. G. (1993). The geothermal activity and geology of the northern sector of the Kenya Rift Valley.

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	*Rooney, Tyrone O. (2020) The Cenozoic magmatism of East Africa: Part II – Rifting of the mobile belt. Lithos, 360. 105291 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2019.105291*	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	magmatism in both rifts, and within the interposing Turkana re Depression. Notwithstanding the independent...independent evolution of the Main Ethiopian Rift and Kenya lP Rift prior to their quaternary linkage, magmatic...evolved compositions (flood na phonolites in Kenya, rhyolites in Ethiopia) dominated the landscape...impacted the entire region from the Afar margin to Kenya, though activity in the south Jo slightly predates...silicic volcanoes. Magmatic activity within the Turkana Depression broadly parallels that in both rifts
	*Dunkley, P N, Smith, M, Allen, D J, Darling, W G (1993) The geothermal activity and geology of the northern sector of the Kenya Rift Valley. Research Report* SC/93/1. British Geological Survey**	Report (issue)
	activity and geology of the northern sector of the Kenya Rift Valley British Geological Survey Research...activity and geology of the northern sector of the Kenya Rift Valley P N Dunkley, M Smith, D J Allen and...activity and geology of the northern sector of the Kenya Rift Valley P N Dunkley, M Smith, D J Allen and...springs along its western shores. Geographic index Kenya Suf>jecr index Geothermal exploration, geology...activity and geology of the northern sector of the Kenya Rift Valley. British Geological Survey Research
	*(1988) Historical unrest at large calderas of the world. Bulletin* Vol. 1855. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1855**	Report (volume)
	139 K'one (Gariboldi) 143 Awasa/Corbetti 146 The Barrier 150 Sudan Deriba 152 Region 3: Indian Ocean 156...those erupting rhyolite magma and forming great volcano-tectonic depressions. Within this large set, we...contributed much to our discussions of how to treat volcano monitoring data. Roy Torley, linguist par excellence...Event Alert Network Bulletin and through their Volcano Reference File and its derivative publication,...indicator of regional crustal strain (as at Izu-Oshima Volcano). We believe many large magma bodies beneath calderas

Anorthoclase from Barrier Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya

Anorthoclase from
Barrier Volcano, Turkana County, Kenya