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Found Here
Geology and deposit
- Host rock
- Basement System — Schist
Mining history
- Status
- Prospect
Records and references
STEWART, A.L. 1963: GRAPHITE IN KENYA. - MINISTRY OF NAT. RESOUR. GEOL. SURV. KENYA BULL. NO.6SHACKLETON, R.M., 1946: GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY BETWEEN NANYUKI AND MARALAL. - GEOLOGICAL SURVEY KENYA, REPORT NO.11PARKINSON, J. 1947: OUTLINES OF THE GEOLOGY OF THE MTITO ANDEI-TSAVO AREA. - GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF KENYA, RE PORT NO.13ANONYM, 1983: KENYA ADVANCES SMALL-SCALE MINING. - MINERALS & METALS REVIEW, FEB. 1983 P.15,16PULFREY, W.O.B.E., 1969: THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KENYA. (2. REVISION, WALSH, J.) - GEOLOGICAL SURVEY KENYA, BULL. NO.9MASON, J.E. & THEURI, G.F., 1980: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DEVELOPMENT IN KENYA. - 4. INDUSTR. MIN. INTERNAT. CONGRESS, MAY 1980 P.111-128POHL, W. & HORKEL, A., 1980 NOTES ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE MTITO ANDEI-TAITA AREA (SOUTHERN KENYA) - MITT. OESTERR. GEOL. GES. VOL.73, P.135-152
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10024373 — view the source record
Difficulty
Getting there
Location on Map
Coordinates: 0.75152, 37.00120
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Recommended Gear
Estwing E3-22P Rock Pick
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals
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