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Ellendale 11 Pit 1, Ellendale, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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Ellendale 11 Pit 1Pit
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
17° 33' 39'' South , 124° 50' 27'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-17.56110,124.84100
GeoHash:
G#: qubu0g47n
GRN:
S12E84
Type:
Pit
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
126839
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:126839:6
GUID (UUID V4):
9adbe8f4-2aa9-48f7-ae36-bdf418222ce3


A lamproite pipe covering 13.1 hectares with significant diamond values.

Located 1 kilometre west of Ellendale 9. Most of the upper pipe is olivine lamproite with a thin marginal pyroclastic zone. However, further down, the vent is mainly pyroclastic. 1.13 ct/ht grade diamond resource.

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7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜ Diamond
Formula: C
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
β“˜ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
β“˜ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Priderite
Formula: K(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Diamond1.CB.10aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜Perovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
β“˜Priderite4.DK.05bK(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ DiamondC
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Tiβ“˜ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feβ“˜ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4

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References

Jaques, A.L., Lewis, J.D., Smith, C.B. (1986) The kimberlites and lamproites of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Bulletin No. 132, 268 pages.
Fetherston, J.M., Stocklmayer, S.M., Stocklmayer, V.C. (2012) Gemstones of Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 25. Geological Survey of Western Australia
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