Abstract:Oldoinyo Lengai has been a subject of international attention for geoscientists because of its uniqueness. The mountain is the world’s only active natrocarbonatite volcano whose recent activities are well documented. However, little is known about its eruptive history during the Holocene. One way of uncovering past volcanic activities is through chronostratigraphic studies. A rare stratigraphic sequence in the Ootun area containing buried tephra beds and paleosols is presented in this article. The beds suggest… Show more
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