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Spinel from
Argyle Diamond Mine, Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Spinel
Formula:MgAl2O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spinel data
Locality Data:Click here to view Argyle Diamond Mine, Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:407240
Long-form Identifier:1:3:407240:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spinel
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘBow Hill dikes, Bow River Station, Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
66.4km (41.2 miles) ⓘMaude Creek dyke, Kachana Station, Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Kubel, S. Argyle Diamond Mine–Geology and Mining of the AK1 Pipe, Kimberley region, Northwest Australia.
Atkinson, W. J., Hughes, F. E., & Smith, C. B. (1984). A review of the kimberlitic rocks of Western Australia. In Developments in Petrology (Vol. 11, pp. 195-224). Elsevier.
Jaques, A. L., Lewis, J. D., Smith, C. B. (1986) The kimberlites and lamproites of Western Australia. Bulletin 132. Geological Survey of Western Australia
Pidgeon, R. T., Smith, C. B., & Fanning, C. M. (1989). Kimberlite and lamproite emplacement ages in Western Australia. Kimberlites and related rocks, 1, 382-391.
Boxer, Grant L., Grice, Joel D. (1990) Diamonds from Kimberley, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 21 (6) 559-564
Jaques, A. L., O'Neill, H. S. C., Smith, C. B., Moon, J., & Chappell, B. W. (1990). Diamondiferous peridotite xenoliths from the Argyle (AK1) lamproite pipe, Western Australia. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 104(3), 255-276.
Boxer, Grant L., Grice, Joel D. (1990) Diamonds from Kimberley, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 21 (6) 559-564
Jaques, A. L., O'Neill, H. S. C., Smith, C. B., Moon, J., & Chappell, B. W. (1990). Diamondiferous peridotite xenoliths from the Argyle (AK1) lamproite pipe, Western Australia. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 104(3), 255-276.
Luguet, A., Jaques, A. L., Pearson, D. G., Smith, C. B., Bulanova, G. P., Roffey, S. L., ... & Lorand, J. P. (2009). An integrated petrological, geochemical and Re–Os isotope study of peridotite xenoliths from the Argyle lamproite, Western Australia and implications for cratonic diamond occurrences. Lithos, 112, 1096-1108.
 
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