Geology of the Mombasa-Kwale Area Degree Sheet 69 with A Chapter on hte Alkaline Igneous Complex at Jombo.
This report describes an area of some 1,750 square miles lying in the extreme south-eastern corner of Kenya; the area is bounded by latitude 4' S, longitude 39' E, the Kenya-Tanganyika border, and the Indian Ocean. The rocks exposed consist of sediments ranging in age from Permo-Carboniferous to recent and which represent continental, lacustrine and marine conditions of deposition. Igneous and pyroclastic rocks are confined to Jombo Hill, and alkaline intrusion, and associated satellite vent agglomerates and dykes. An account is given of the various rocks, their genesis and their structures, and an attempt is made to correlate them with other areas. The economic prospects of the area are assessed and the possibility of the presence of coal-bearing strata is discussed.
Main Authors: | Caswell, P.V., Baker, B.H. |
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Format: | Report biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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Government Printing Office
1953
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Subjects: | Metalliferous sediments, Carbonate rocks, Carboniferous, Continental crust, Coal, |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/7191 |
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