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Namarunu

Volcanic Formations

Namarunu is a shield volcano in the Great Rift Valley of Kenya. This entity documents Namarunu specifically as a geological formation, a shield volcano within Kenya's section of the East African Rift.

Facts
Activity
Dormant 1
Connections

Associated With

Basalt, Materials
Source Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: Global Volcanism Program record for Namarunu
Pliocene, Eras
Source Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: Global Volcanism Program record for Namarunu

Caused By

Volcanism, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Volcanism via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Namarunu

In Discipline

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Volcanology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Namarunu
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Found In

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Namarunu
Sources
1. Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: Volcanoes of the World, Holocene volcanoes service
Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism ProgramVolcanoes of the World, volcano 222040
Quote, Volcanoes of the World, volcano 222040
"Volcano_Name": "Namarunu" ... "Last_Eruption_Year": -6550
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Wikidata: Namarunu
Wikidata Q6961318, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: Global Volcanism Program record for Namarunu
Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program
  • Associated With: Basalt, Major_Rock_Type field
    "Major_Rock_Type": "Basalt / Picro-Basalt"
  • Associated With: Pliocene, Geological_Summary
    Though largely Pliocene
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