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Bow Hill Dykes, Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia

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Located 120 km south west of Kununurra and 22 km west of the Argyle diamond mine.
Reference: The Kimberlites and Lamproites of Western Australia by Jaques et al, published by the GSWA 1986.





 Map Reference: 16°43'S , 128°13'E

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Mineral List:
  		•  Andradite
    Ca
     
    3
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [The Kimberlites and Lamproites of Western Australia, 1986.]
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: [The Kimberlites and Lamproites of Western Australia, 1986.]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [The Kimberlites and Lamproites of Western Australia, 1986.]
  		•  Chromite
    FeCr
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [The Kimberlites and Lamproites of Western Australia, 1986.]
  		•  Diopside
    var: Chromian Diopside
    (Ca,Cr)MgSi
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    Reference: [The Kimberlites and Lamproites of Western Australia, 1986.]
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [The Kimberlites and Lamproites of Western Australia, 1986.]
  		•  'Garnet Group'
    X
     
    3
    		Z
     
    2
    		(TO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)
    Reference: [The Kimberlites and Lamproites of Western Australia, 1986.]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [The Kimberlites and Lamproites of Western Australia, 1986.]
  		•  'Olivine'
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [The Kimberlites and Lamproites of Western Australia, 1986.]
  		•  Phlogopite
    KMg
     
    3
    		[(OH,F)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [The Kimberlites and Lamproites of Western Australia, 1986.]
  		•  Spinel
    MgAl
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [The Kimberlites and Lamproites of Western Australia, 1986.]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [The Kimberlites and Lamproites of Western Australia, 1986.]


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