Diamonds in Western Australia
Apart from the diamonds discovered in the east Pilbara region, fleeting glimpses of diamond potential came from the world of academia, where, during the 1930s and '40s, Rex Prider, of the University of Western Australia, was working on an unusual suite of volcanic rocks from the northern edge o...
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Published in | Rocks & minerals Vol. 82; no. 1; pp. 66 - 73 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Washington
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01.01.2007
Taylor & Francis Inc |
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Summary: | Apart from the diamonds discovered in the east Pilbara region, fleeting glimpses of diamond potential came from the world of academia, where, during the 1930s and '40s, Rex Prider, of the University of Western Australia, was working on an unusual suite of volcanic rocks from the northern edge of the Canning Basin, adjacent to the Kimberley region. The Kimberley has provided the first example of a major diamond deposit, Argyle, hosted by a rock type (lamproite) other than kimberlite; the Argyle diamonds themselves have a unique history of growth and deformation in the mantle that has produced the wide range of colors and hues that they display. |
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ISSN: | 0035-7529 1940-1191 |
DOI: | 10.3200/RMIN.82.1.66-73 |