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Ellendale, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ellendale | - not defined - |
| Derby-West Kimberley Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
17° 34' 55'' South , 124° 51' 11'' East
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The Argyle Diamond Mine is well known in the East Kimberley, the Ellendale Diamond Mine is less well known in the West Kimberley. It is located about 150 kilometres east of Derby, south of the Gibb River Road, west of the Fairfield-Leopold Downs Road and south-west of Mount North.
Argyle's specialty is pink diamonds, while Ellendale produces yellow diamonds. It is the only diamond mine on the Ellendale field. It opened in 2002 by a company called Kimberley Diamonds. The mine was sold for $3 million (Australian) in 2007, to London based firm Gem Diamonds. Early in 2012 the mine was on the market again, and indicates it has been a struggle as a going concern.
Ellendale contains vivid yellow diamonds, lustrous, high clarity, shiny surfaces, rounded dodecahedra, and not stressed like Argyle's diamonds. All production is sold to Tiffany and Co, which is why no rough diamonds have been seen from here on the collector market. It is a tragedy! The mine operates on Ellendale lamproite pipes 4 and 9. From January to September 2011, the mine produced 84 997 carats of diamond. For geology information on lamproite pipes in the region also see Walgidee Hills locality on Mindat.
Mindat lists only the main lamproite pipes at Ellendale where significant diamonds have been recovered, and something meaningful can be written. In addition, a few diamonds have been recovered from the following Ellendale numbered locations: 8, 10, 12-15, 17-19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 33, 34, 39, 41 and 42.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Perovskite | 4.CC.30 | CaTiO3 |
| ⓘ | Haggertyite | 4.CC.45 | BaFe2+4Fe3+2Ti5MgO19 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Priderite | 4.DK.05b | K(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Vesuvianite | 9.BG.35 | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| ⓘ | Wadeite | 9.CA.10 | K2Zr(Si3O9) |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Richterite | 9.DE.20 | Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Leucite | 9.GB.05 | K(AlSi2O6) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Richterite | Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Priderite | K(Ti74+Fe3+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Richterite | Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| O | ⓘ Wadeite | K2Zr(Si3O9) |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Haggertyite | BaFe42+Fe23+Ti5MgO19 |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Richterite | Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Richterite | Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Mg | ⓘ Haggertyite | BaFe42+Fe23+Ti5MgO19 |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
| Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
| Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Richterite | Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Si | ⓘ Wadeite | K2Zr(Si3O9) |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
| K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Priderite | K(Ti74+Fe3+)O16 |
| K | ⓘ Wadeite | K2Zr(Si3O9) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Richterite | Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Priderite | K(Ti74+Fe3+)O16 |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Haggertyite | BaFe42+Fe23+Ti5MgO19 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Priderite | K(Ti74+Fe3+)O16 |
| Fe | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Fe | ⓘ Haggertyite | BaFe42+Fe23+Ti5MgO19 |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Wadeite | K2Zr(Si3O9) |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Haggertyite | BaFe42+Fe23+Ti5MgO19 |
Localities in this Region
- Western Australia
- Western Australia
- Derby-West Kimberley Shire
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- North Australian ElementCraton
- Northern Territory
- Kalkarindji Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- Western Australia
- Canning BasinBasin
- King Leopold OrogenOrogen
- Hooper ProvinceGeologic Province
- Oscar Range ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- Arunta BlockOrogenic Belt
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Mount Percy, Ellendale, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia