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tel-00534181, version 1 - 9 Nov 2010<br />

Chapter III<br />

(a)<br />

(b)<br />

Early Rifted Zone<br />

Tugen Hills Flexure<br />

W<br />

0<br />

KF<br />

Kerio Basin<br />

(Proto-Saimo Fault)<br />

Baringo Basin<br />

Proto-LRBF<br />

E<br />

5<br />

10<br />

(km)<br />

Stage 1: Palaeogene to Early Miocene<br />

W EF Kerio Basin<br />

SF<br />

Baringo Basin<br />

E<br />

LRBF<br />

0<br />

KF Ngorora Formation BF<br />

Mpesida-Chemeron Formations<br />

5<br />

10<br />

(km)<br />

Stage 3: Upper Miocene<br />

120<br />

W<br />

0<br />

5<br />

10<br />

(km)<br />

Stage 2: Early to Mid-Miocene<br />

Extensive Post-Faulting Volcanism {21-10.3 Ma}<br />

W<br />

SF<br />

EF Kerio Basin<br />

Baringo Basin<br />

E<br />

BF<br />

LRBF<br />

0<br />

KF Ewalel/Kabarn<strong>et</strong> F. Tasokwan F.<br />

W<br />

Kerio Basin<br />

SF<br />

Baringo Basin<br />

E W Kerio Basin<br />

Baringo Basin<br />

Kaparaina Basalts SF<br />

E<br />

Kapthurin/Loboi F.<br />

0 EF KF<br />

BF<br />

LRBF<br />

0 EF KF<br />

BF<br />

LRBF<br />

KaF KF KaF KF<br />

5<br />

10<br />

(km)<br />

Stage 5: Pliocene<br />

SEE<br />

Uasin<br />

Gishu<br />

Phonolite<br />

{14.5-12 Ma}<br />

Chof<br />

Phonolite<br />

{15.0 Ma}<br />

Elgeyo<br />

Basalts<br />

{15.1-15.6 Ma}<br />

Kimwarer<br />

NEE<br />

Uasin<br />

Gishu<br />

Phonolite<br />

Tambach<br />

Formation<br />

maximum age<br />

uncertain<br />

0 m<br />

100<br />

500<br />

?<br />

0 m<br />

100<br />

500<br />

KB<br />

QS<br />

Ewalel/Kabarn<strong>et</strong><br />

(UMV)<br />

Ngorora F.<br />

(UMS)<br />

{13-8.5 Ma}<br />

"Middle Ngorora<br />

Volcanics"<br />

"Lower<br />

Ngorora F."<br />

1.1 km<br />

Uasin<br />

Gishu<br />

Phonolite<br />

Chof<br />

Tambach<br />

Elgeyo<br />

?<br />

Kimwarer<br />

unknown formation<br />

?<br />

?<br />

Basement<br />

at 6 ± 1 km<br />

(from Mugisha<br />

<strong>et</strong> al. , 1997)<br />

TH<br />

Kabarn<strong>et</strong><br />

Trachyte<br />

{7 Ma}<br />

Ewalel<br />

Phonolite<br />

{8.5 Ma}<br />

Ngorora<br />

Formation<br />

{13.1-8.5 Ma}<br />

Tiim<br />

Phonolite<br />

{14,3-13,1 Ma}<br />

Saimo F.<br />

Noroyan F.<br />

Sidekh F.<br />

{16,0-14,4 Ma}<br />

Kamego<br />

5<br />

10<br />

(km)<br />

Stage 4: Upper Miocene<br />

5<br />

0 m<br />

100<br />

500<br />

10<br />

(km)<br />

Stage 6: Pleistocene to Present<br />

BB<br />

Kapthurin F.<br />

{0.7-0.2 Ma}<br />

Hannington<br />

Trachyphonolites<br />

{1 Ma}<br />

Kwaibus<br />

Basalts<br />

{2 Ma ?}<br />

Lukeino/<br />

Chemeron<br />

Formations<br />

{6.2-1.6 Ma}<br />

?<br />

Mpesida<br />

Beds<br />

{7-6.2 Ma}<br />

Rumuruti<br />

Phonolites<br />

{12-10.3 Ma}<br />

Samburu<br />

Basalts<br />

{21-11 Ma}<br />

370 m<br />

1.5 km<br />

3.5/5 km<br />

Deep<br />

rhomboid<br />

graben<br />

Basement at 8 km<br />

0 25 km<br />

E

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