 | Luguet, A., Jaques, A.L., Pearson, D.G., Smith, C.B., Bulanova, G.P., Roffey, S.L., Rayner, M.J., 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 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2009.05.022 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | xenoliths from the Argyle lamproite, Western Australia and implications for cratonic diamond occurrences A...sität Bonn, Germany c Geoscience Australia, Canberra ACT, Australia d Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration...Exploration Pty. Ltd., Perth, Australia g Argyle Diamond Mines Ltd, West Perth, Australia h Muséum National d'Histoire...2009 Keywords: Peridotite xenoliths Lithosphere Diamond Craton Re–Os dating Mobile belt a b s t r a c...abundant diamonds, from the richly diamondiferous Argyle AK1 lamproite pipe provides definitive evidence |  | | Report (edition) | | maps produced by the Geological Survey of Western Australia are available from: Information Centre Department...Department of Mines and Petroleum 100 Plain Street East Perth WA 6004 Phone: (08) 9222 3459 Fax: (08) 9222...Bulletin 25 GEMSTONES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Gemstones of Western Australia second edition While systematically...authoritative, the second edition of Gemstones of Western Australia is written not only for the professional geologist...et al. The second edition of Gemstones of Western Australia is an updated version published in response |  | Rayner, Murray J., Moss, Stephen W., Lorenz, Volker, Jaques, A. Lynton, Boxer, Grant L., Smith, Chris B., Webb, Kimberley (2018) New insights into volcanic processes from deep mining of the southern diatreme within the Argyle lamproite pipe, Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 112. 351-363 doi:10.1007/s00710-018-0625-4 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the southern diatreme within the Argyle lamproite pipe, Western Australia Murray J. Rayner 1 & Stephen W...Jaques 5 & Grant L. Boxer 6 & Chris B. Smith 7 & Kimberley Webb 2,8 Received: 29 November 2017 / Accepted:...the richly diamondiferous ~1.2 Ga Argyle lamproite in Western Australia has prompted a re-evaluation of...of the geology of the pipe. Argyle is considered to be a composite pipe that formed by the coalescence...volcaniclastic lamproite lithofacies with differing diamond grades. The new data suggest that the centre of |  | | Report (edition) | | Stocklmayer GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Gemstones of Western Australia FRONTISPIECE Euhedral black... MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 25 GEMSTONES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA by J Michael Fetherston, Susan M Stocklmayer...Stocklmayer Perth 2013 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINISTER FOR MINES AND PETROLEUM Hon. Norman...EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Rick Rogerson REFERENCE The recommended reference...VC 2013, Gemstones of Western Australia: Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geochemistry,Private Bag, P.O. Wembley, Western Australia 6014, Australia IaN E. Gnnv, I.lN C. M.losnN CSIRO...olivine lamproite tuff at Argyle, in the east Kimberley region of Western Australia. It occurs as brown subhedral...I mm in diameter, and is associatedwith calcite, talc, titanite, dolomite, amphibole, and manganoanilmenite...diatremes London' a comAustralia, are Western region of Kimberley east mercial source of diamonds. One such...body, known as OF THE OCCURRENCE DESCRTPTION the Argyle AKl, is currently being mined. During the is probably |  | Jaques, A. L., O'Neill, H. St. 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 doi:10.1007/bf00321484 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | peridotite xenoliths from the Argyle (AK1) lamproite pipe, Western Australia A.L. Jaques 1, H.St.C. O'Neill...Resources, GPO Box 378, Canberra, 2601, ACT, Australia 2 Research School of Earth Science, Australian...Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia 3 CRA Exploration Pty Ltd, PO Box I75, Belmont, WA 6104, Australia 4 Department...Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia s Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Universit/it Bayreuth...Proterozoic ( ~ 1180 Ma) Argyle (AK1) lamproite pipe, in northwestern Australia. The peridotites are mostly |  | | Book | | House, 191 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 3052 DANUM HOUSE LIBRARY DARWIN CONFERENCE...Newcastle, 1972 . Western Australia, 1973 . Southern and Central Queensland, 1974 . South Australia, 1975 . Illawarra.... North Queensland, 1978 — WBND ON OAR . Western Australia, 1979 . New Zealand, 1980 . Sydney, 1981 ...House, 191 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 3052 Copyright By THE AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE...printed in Australia by Brown Prior Anderson Pty Ltd 5 Evans Street Burwood Victoria Australia 3125 Con |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Cloncurry (e.g. Ernest Henry) districts of central Australia and the Carajas Region of northeastern Brazil...and Geophysics, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia 1992). Although there is some...about 1,590 Ma in the Stuart Shelf area of South Australia (e.g. Campbell et al. 1998). Another large central...margin of the Archean Gawler Craton in South Australia (e.g. Reeve at al. 1990). The Carajas deposits...granitoids, gneisses, granulites, amphibolites and talc-serpentine schists Intense alkali metasomatism in |  | | Journal (issue) | | EDITORIAL _____________ 201 Shifting Tides in the Diamond Industry William E. Boyajian FEATURE ARTICLES...Political and Economic Forces Shaping Today’s Diamond Industry Russell Shor Chronicles the key developments...events that have radically transformed the global diamond industry in recent years. 234 pg. 222 Experimental...Rhodonite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia Paul W. Millsteed, Terrence P. Mernagh, Vincent...alexandrite with needles and crystals • Dyed rough diamond • Strongly colored natural type IIb blue diamonds |  | | Book | | Top 6 7 1 Top Bottom Bottom 3 4 5 1 DIAMOND DEPOSITS Origin, Exploration, and History of Discovery...SME diamond_title2 9/3/02 9:29 AM Page 1 DIAMOND DEPOSITS Origin, Exploration, and History of Discovery...CHAPTER 1 HISTORY OF DIAMOND DISCOVERIES 1 Introduction 3 History of Diamond Discoveries References...References 29 CHAPTER 2 DIAMOND MORPHOLOGY 3 3 33 General Properties and Internal Structure Crystal Habit...Habit 37 Varieties of Diamond 38 Dissolution Phenomena 44 References 46 CHAPTER 3 AGE AND ORIGIN OF DIAMONDS: |  | | Book | | Emeritus Professor of Geology University of Western Australia in recognition of his pioneering studies of...stem from the recognition of diamond-bearing lamproites in Western Australia and the reclassification of...of several anomalous diamond-bearing kimberlites as lamproites. Consequently lamproites, previously of...igneous petrology, have become prime targets for diamond exploration on a worldwide basis. Contemporaneously...for geologists concerned with exploration for diamond, and petrologists and geochemists interested in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | west to Japan in the east, and from Ontario in Canada to Victoria in Australia. They include: attapulgite...mica, monazite, potash, rutile, salt, silica sand, talc, vermiculite, xenotime, zeolites, and zircon. Therefore...Sao Paulo, Brazil (70,000 tpa); and Victoria, Australia (60,000 tpa) which takes the company's international...Cologne and Koblenz to the east of the Rhine), the Provins area to the east of Paris and the region around...in France, and regions in other countries such as East Germany, Spain, and Japan. Such plastic clays are |  | | Report (Issue volume) | | + 4, Mineral Fe # — of Australia and™ Papua New Guinea ...O02unse Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea The COVER PHOTOGRAPH shows...the remnant ovoid Pleistocene Luise Volcano on the east coast of Lihir Island, New Ireland Province, Papua...Economic Geology of Australia Guinea — 1. Metals 6.* Economic Geology of Australia Guinea — 2. Coal 7...Economic Geology of Australia Guinea — 3. Petroleum 8.* Economic Geology of Australia Guinea — 4. Industrial |  | Goff, B. H., Weinberg, R., Groves, D. I., Vielreicher, N. M., Fourie, P. J. (2004) The giant Vergenoeg fluorite deposit in a magnetite?fluorite?fayalite REE pipe: a hydrothermally-altered carbonatite-related pegmatoid?. Mineralogy and Petrology, 80 (3) 173-199 doi:10.1007/s00710-003-0012-6 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia 2 Vergenoeg Mine, Farm Kromdraai, Rust De...Location of the Vergenoeg Igneous Complex in the western lobe of the Bushveld Complex in the northeastern...Geological setting Regional geology The Vergenoeg mine, owned and operated by Metorex Ltd., is located...g. Lorenz et al., 1998), for example Argyle in Western Australia (Boxer et al., 1989), or above high-level...Cu–Au deposits, for example Olympic Dam in South Australia (Reeve et al., 1990). The Vergenoeg Pipe At the |  | | Journal (issue) | | Chattanooga, Tennessee A. J. A. (Bram) Janse Perth, Australia Michael S. Krzemnicki Basel, Switzerland Christopher...__________________ 166 An Era of Sweeping Change in Diamond and Colored Stone Production and Markets Russell...Dirlam A summary of the decade’s most important diamond, colored stone, and pearl sources. Includes a wall...decade of the 2000s saw dramatic changes in the diamond and colored stone industries, as established conventions...moving products from mine to consumer. The main cover image was taken at the AnahÌ mine in Bolivia, a major |  | | Journal (issue) | | mining-related scar occurs on the hill slope above King Mine in Mashava and there are the dump slips on either...the Mashipisa Valley to the south of the iron ore mine. The editor remembers the nightly rumblings of boulder...boulder slips on the charnockite hills around Renco Mine during Cyclone Eline and he witnessed the scars...poorly attended trip was undertaken to Murowa diamond mine. We thank the three people who travelled to...an exciting glimpse into the goings on at a diamond mine, reported in this issue. These talks and field |  | | Journal (issue) | | Atkinson graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1971 with a combined major in mathematics...which are stones of (1 carat or less, occlir in a talc schist layer intersected b y pegmatite. The emeralds...of emeralds before it was exhausted. Today, the mine site is flooded by the waters behind the Sobradinho...reinforced by the opening, in 1978, of the Belmont mine near Itabira, Minas Gerais. However, it was the...has not proved as important as the Santa Terezinha mine, which currently reigns as the center for emerald |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | techniques. Several concentrate samples from different mine plants of Katanga Copperbelt (Kalukuluku, Mutanda...contiguous prospecting licences, encompassing the east-west trending Lismore-Dungarvan syncline, which...Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, East Kilbride G75 0QF, UK (d.currie.1@research.gla.ac...ages of two hematite samples from the Glengonnar mine imply a late Triassic age for the early oxide phase...major contribution of material derived from the East 50 ABSTRACTS French Massif Central, whereas |  | | Report (issue) | | 15 - 31 Pelham Street, Carlton Victoria 3053 Australia © The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy...Visual Image Processing Pty Ltd PO Box 3180 Doncaster East VIC 3109 Foreword Modern civilisation depends...growth. It ponders why some countries, such as Australia, Canada and Chile, seem to have used their mineral...latter receive much of the attention. The focus on Australia is also a plus, given the importance of that country...for Australia. Philip Maxwell and his colleagues in the Mineral Economics Program at the Western Australian |  | | Book | | Mantle xenoliths from the Jetty Peninsula area (East Antarctica): samples of thermally eroding lithosphere... 20 Three-Stage Growth Model of the Natural Diamond of Octahedral Habit. 23 Petrography and mineralogy...Experimental Study of Growth and Resorption of Diamond in Kimberlitic Melts at High Pressures and Temperatures...32 Microdiamonds and Indicator Minerals from a Talc Schist Host Rock, French Guiana. 37 29 35 The...crystalline inclusions and the real structure of diamond. Morphology and Composition of Chromite Macrocrysts |  | | Journal (issue) | | dirty-brown colour and sometimes fractured. In the North-Western region, corundum is Introduction found in Tertiary...NorthKenya and Tanzania, in addition to the many western region of Kenya. This is in the Turkana unusual...the location of the star sapphires in the North-western region of Kenya. The mining area, dashed area in...others include amethyst, citrine, aquamarine, diamond, sodalite and ruby). Actually it is the transfer...south of Campo Formoso, covers an area at the western border of the north-south extending mountains of |  | | Book | | Sodium sulfate 122 = 130 Iodine 138 Sulfur Talc 260 265 274 Vermiculite 145 Magnesite & magnesia...manganese also has dozens of nonmetallic uses. The diamond is both a gem and an industrial mineral. Then there...come not merely from one district but from a single mine. Thus the physical properties of many rocks and...their point of use. At the other is the industrial diamond, with a unit value such that its occurrence in...minerals as diverse as sylvite and feldspar. Mica and talc may be micronized, i.e. subjected to ultra-fine |  | | Journal (issue) | | Gemm.,1985,XIX,8 FIG. 5. A radium-treated green diamond weighing 2.66 ct (see Figures 4 & 6). FIG. 4.... Autoradiograph of a radium-treated green diamond. The stone was held in contact with x-ray type film...seen below the green 'skin' of the radium-treated diamond in Figure 5. FIG. 7. The absorption spectrum at...approximately 120K of the radium-treated green diamond in Figure 5. 655 J.Gemm.,1985,XIX,8 FIG. 8... J.Gemm.,1985,XlX,8 A NOTE ON THE HISTORY OF DIAMOND SYNTHESIS By K. NASSAU, Ph.D. Box 517, Bernardsville |  | | Report (issue) | | MONOGRAPH 17 of Somepats oe ilar ce| + in Australia mail iii DOOO38J0754 oA., eet OF ROME prhge...IMPORTANT MINERAL DEPOSITS IN AUSTRALIA Cover Picture—The Argyle Diamond mine Photo by courtesy of Ashton...DISCOVERY OF SOME IMPORTANT MINERAL DEPOSITS IN AUSTRALIA Editors K. R. GLASSON J. H. RATTIGAN INCORPORATED...House, 191 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 3052 1990 © Copyright By THE AUSTRALASIAN ...any of its publications | National Library of Australia Card No. ISBN 6 949106 57 7 Typeset by Abb-typesetting |  | | Journal (issue) | | pg. 46 The Rise to pProminence of the Modern Diamond Cutting Industry in India Menahem Sevdermish, Alan...near-monopoly of the cut diamond industry, and reviews India’s impact on the worldwide diamond trade. The availability...manufacturing sector in India. However, the Indian diamond jewelery–making tradition has been around much...the cover. The necklace contains 31 table-cut diamond panels, with enamels and freshwater pearls. The...freshwater pearls. The bracelet contains table-cut diamond flowerheads with triple-stone intersections. Photo |
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