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

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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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  1. Department of Physics, University College, Nairobi, Kenya

    T. A. REILLY, A. E. MUSSETT & P. K. S. RAJA

  2. Department of Geodesy and Geophysics, University of Cambridge,

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  3. Mines and Geological Department, Nairobi, Kenya

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REILLY, T., MUSSETT, A., RAJA, P. et al. Age and Polarity of the Turkana Lavas, North-west Kenya. Nature 210, 1145–1146 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2101145a0

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