Natrocarbonatite

Sample of natrocarbonatite, 4.1 cm across, from the 1963 pahoehoe lava flow of Ol Doinyo Lengai
Solidified lava in the crater of Ol Doinyo Lengai
Crater of Ol Doinyo Lengai with hours-old black natrocarbonatite lava flow and older white natrocarbonatite lava flows, August 2007

Natrocarbonatite is a rare carbonatite lava which erupts from the Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano in Tanzania within the East African Rift of eastern Africa. Natrocarbonatite lavas were first documented in 1962, by J. B. Dawson.[1][2]

  1. ^ Dawson, J. B. (September 6, 1962). "Sodium Carbonate Lavas from Oldoinyo Lengai, Tanganyika". Nature. 195 (4846): 1075–1076. Bibcode:1962Natur.195.1075D. doi:10.1038/1951075a0. S2CID 4294135 – via www.nature.com.
  2. ^ Dawson, J. B. (December 1, 1962). "The geology of Oldoinyo Lengai". Bulletin Volcanologique. 24 (1): 349–387. Bibcode:1962BVol...24..349D. doi:10.1007/BF02599356. S2CID 128470943 – via Springer Link.