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A Suite of Hypersthene-bearing Plutonic Rocks in the Meru District, Kenya1

  • William Pulfrey
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A series of hypersthene-bearing rocks of plutonic aspect from an area east of Mount Kenya is described, with the assistance of modal analyses. A petrographic classification of such rocks, somewhat more detailed than is usually employed, is suggested, with provision for hornblende-rich types. Associated rocks are briefly described.

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Published by permission of the Commissioner of Mines, Nairobi, Kenya.

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Geological Magazine
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