Edifice growth and collapse of the Pliocene Mt. Kenya:Evidence of large scale debris avalanches on a high altitude glaciated volcano

• Published in: Global and Planetary Change
• Main Authors: Schoorl, J. M., Veldkamp, A., Claessens, L., van Gorp, W., Wijbrans, J. R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Ar-40/Ar-39 geochronology; lahar; phonolite; volcanic debris avalanche; Kenya Rift valley; Pliocene; Mt. Kenya; AFRICAN CLIMATE-CHANGE; MOUNT KENYA; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; GREGORY RIFT; EAST-AFRICA; DEPOSITS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; UPLIFT; PLEISTOCENE; HIMALAYA; Tilting; Ice cap
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11370/39f36006-e1a8-40e3-ad29-b52d163bc4dd; https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/39f36006-e1a8-40e3-ad29-b52d163bc4dd; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2014.10.010; https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/96351969/Edifice_growth_and_collapse_of_the_Pliocene_Mt._Kenya_Evidence.pdf

The cyclic growth and destruction of the Late Cenozoic Stratovolcano Mt. Kenya have been reconstructed for its southeastern segment. At least three major debris avalanche deposits have been reconstructed and dated. The oldest deposits indicate an edifice collapse around 4.9 Ma (Ar-40/Ar-39), followe...