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

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Classification
Locality type:	Mine
Species:	Chromite
Formula:	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Quality for species:	Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Argyle Diamond Mine, Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	43766
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:43766:6
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite

18.3km (11.4 miles)	ⓘ Bow Hill dikes, Bow River Station, Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
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**pp.561-561 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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Chromite from Argyle Diamond Mine, Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia

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