Diamond mine planned to operate on the world’s largest undeveloped diamondiferous pipe with a surface area of 160 hectares. The pipe is approximately 3.3 kilometres in length and 500 metres in width, with an expected 23 million carats of diamonds.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Diamond

ⓘ Pyrope

2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Diamond

Formula: C

References:

Khar'kiv, A. D., Levin, V. I., Mankenda, A., & Safronov, A. F. (1992). The Camafuca-Camazambo kimberlite pipe of Angola, the largest in the world. International Geology Review, 34(7), 710-719.

ⓘ Pyrope

Formula: Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

References:

Khar'kiv, A. D., Levin, V. I., Mankenda, A., & Safronov, A. F. (1992). The Camafuca-Camazambo kimberlite pipe of Angola, the largest in the world. International Geology Review, 34(7), 710-719.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Diamond	1.CB.10a	C
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Pyrope	9.AD.25	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Diamond	C
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Pyrope	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Pyrope	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Pyrope	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Pyrope	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent

African PlateTectonic Plate

Congo Craton
- Kasai CratonCraton
Zaire basinBasin

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References

Khar'kiv, A. D., Levin, V. I., Mankenda, A., & Safronov, A. F. (1992). The Camafuca-Camazambo kimberlite pipe of Angola, the largest in the world. International Geology Review, 34(7), 710-719.

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