The Geology of the Katmaian Volcanics of the Upper Oramutia Valley, Kenya
- 1 April 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Geological Magazine
- Vol. 99 (2) , 153-163
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800057290
Abstract
The Oramutia volcanics consist of a group of ignimbrites overlain by pumice tuffs, which lie in a fault formed valley on the eastern flank of the main Kenya rift valley. The presence of a dyke of ignimbrite suggests that the “claystone ” ignimbrite of this area was erupted from fissures. A similar explanation probably applies to the pumice tuffs. These volcanics are therefore the product of Katmaian type eruptions.Keywords
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