Age and Polarity of the Turkana Lavas, North-west Kenya

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1966-06Author
Reilly, T. A
Mussett, A. E.
Raja, P. K. S.
Grasty, R. L
Walsh, J.
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THE extension of the Trap Series of Ethiopia into north-west Kenya has previously been suggested on stratigraphical and petrological grounds1. This area has recently been mapped on the basis of a reconnaissance2, and the following succession suggested: Rhyolites and andesites Tvr, Tvd Olivine basalts Tvb2 Phonolites and nephelinites Tvp Augite and analcime basalts Tvb1 Turkana grits Tm
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Reilly, T. A., Mussett, A. E., & Raja, P. K. S. (1966). Age and polarity of the Turkana lavas, north-west Kenya. Nature, 210, 1145-1146.Publisher
University of Nairobi