Locality type:

Mountain

Classification

Species:

Aegirine-augite

Formula:

(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Fe_e³⁺Al_fFe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

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Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1427644

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1427644:2

GUID (UUID V4):

a80b5baa-dad1-4fc9-9f8f-c2946aaf7a55

Nearest other occurrences of Aegirine-augite

8.2km (5.1 miles)

ⓘ Shanamu Hills, Kajiado County, Kenya

27.6km (17.1 miles)

ⓘ Ol Esayeiti Volcano, Kajiado County, Kenya

39.9km (24.8 miles)

ⓘ Ngong Hills, Kajiado County, Kenya

61.2km (38.0 miles)

ⓘ Shompole Volcano, Kajiado County, Kenya

86.4km (53.7 miles)

ⓘ Longonot Volcano, Nakuru County, Kenya

References

Baker, B. H. (1958) Geology of the Magadi Area. Report 42. Geological Survey of Kenya

Baker, B. H., Williams, L. A. J., Miller, J. A., & Fitch, F. J. (1971). Sequence and geochronology of the Kenya rift volcanics. Tectonophysics, 11(3), 191-215. doi.org/10.1016/0040-1951(71)90030-8

Fairhead, J. D., Mitchell, J. G., & Williams, L. A. J. (1972). New K/Ar determinations on rift volcanics of S. Kenya and their bearing on age of rift faulting. Nature Physical Science, 238(83), 66-69. doi.org/10.1038/physci238066a0

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	*Baker, B. H. (1958) Geology of the Magadi Area. Report* 42. Geological Survey of Kenya**	Report (issue)
	No. 42 COLONY AND PROTECTORATE OF KENYA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF KENYA OF THE MAGADI AREA DEGREE SHEET...Yet Magadi has provided more mineral wealth for Kenya than any other part of the Colony. Between 1916...that the deposits would have accumulated. The Olorgesailie prehistoric site lies in the northern part of...the southern part of the Gregory Rift Valley in Kenya; the area is bounded by latitudes 1° 30' and 2°...rocks (1) The Volcanic rocks of the Olorgesailie area (a) Olorgesailie Volcanic Series (b) Shanamu (2) Ol
	*Baker, B. H. (1963) Geology of the Area South of Magadi. Report* 61. Geological Survey of Kenya**	Report (issue)
	61 GOVERNMENT OF KENYA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF KENYA GEOLOGY OF THE ...southern end of the Rift Valley as it occurs in Kenya. The Magadi area itself was described by Mr. Baker...describes an area 616 square miles in extent in the Kajiado District, south of Magadi. It is bounded by longitudes...the Kenya-Tanganyika boundary. The area covers the southernmost part of the Rift Valley in Kenya. A group...Sheet 58 (Kenya: Sheet No. 171 of the Directorate of Overseas Surveys) north of the Kenya-Tanganyika

Aegirine-augite from Olorgesailie Mountain, Kajiado County, Kenya

Aegirine-augite from
Olorgesailie Mountain, Kajiado County, Kenya