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Argyle mine (Argyle AK1 pipe; Smoke Creek lamproite pipe), Lake Argyle area, Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Located a few miles South of Lake Argyle. A large diamond-bearing lamproite pipe discovered by Ashton Joint Venture in 1979. Open-pit mining began in 1985.
Argyle's production consists of 5% gem and 70% near-gem stones, with the remaining 25% being industrial diamonds. The mine also produces between 90% and 95% of the world's highly priced pink diamonds.

Further pipes ("Ellendale") are located NE of Argyle.

Refs.:
- http://www.mining-technology.com/projects/argyle/
- http://www.infomine.com/minesite/minesite.asp?site=argyle





Mineral List:
Anatase
Chalcopyrite
Chromite
Diamond
Diopside
Forsterite
Galena
'Garnet Group'
Ilmenite
Jeppeite
Lizardite
Lucasite-(Ce)
'Olivine'
Pentlandite
Phlogopite
Priderite
Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
Richterite
Sphalerite
Spinel
Talc
Titanite
Wadeite
Zircon


25 entries listed. 23 valid minerals.

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