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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Phlogopite
Formula:KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:1178 Âą 47 Ma
Minimum recorded age:1178 Âą 47 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
11178 Âą 47 MaStenian - Rb-Sr whole rock
Sample references:
1 -
Pidgeon, R. T., Smith, C. B., & Fanning, C. M. (1989). Kimberlite and lamproite emplacement ages in Western Australia. Kimberlites and related rocks. 1. Their composition, occurrence, origin and emplacement. In: Proceedings of the Fourth International Kimberlite Conference, 1986, Perth, Australia. Geological Society of Australia, Special Publications, 14, 369-381.
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Phlogopite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Argyle Diamond Mine, Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43763
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43763:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Phlogopite
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.
Grant Boxer, Geologist, Argyle Diamond Mine, from 1979 to 1989
Boxer, Grant L., Grice, Joel D. (1990) Diamonds from Kimberley, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 21 (6) 559-564pp.561-561
 
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