Argyle Diamond Mine, Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia

From the Argyle mine, a diamond cube which is a darkish grey in colour and translucent. Field of view: 10mm.

© Judy Rowe

A wonderful lustrous loose octahedral somewhat translucent diamond crystal measuring 1.2 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm in size. Ex Wolfgang E. Henkel collection.

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Pink Diamond from the Argyle mine Australia 9 mm 3,27 ct

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A huge octahedral diamond crystal with 4.68 carats. It measures 10 x 9 x 7 mm and has gemmy portions. It is quite lustrous, almost with a metallic sheen. What is really special about this piece is the size and the locality

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A real diamond raspberry, plucked from the mantle, about 2 mm wide. The hollow center is more evident in the stereo version (child photo).

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A cubic diamond from the Argyle mine. Field of view: 10.5mm.

© Judy Rowe

Diamond octahedron with curved faces, modified to triaquisoctahedron. Brown color, 2.70 carats, size 8.1 x 7.0 x 5.7 mm. Emilio Lezana Collection, Pamplona, Spain.

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The cluster consists of skeletal parallel growths and spinel twins, and is about 2 mm across in this view. Argyle is a major source of industrial diamonds like these.

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Inclusion-rich diamonds, each about 2 mm wide. Argyle is a major source of industrial diamonds, like these.

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0.8 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm. Weighs 2.8 carats.

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Diamond - pale green fluorescent inclusions within amorphous 5 mm crystal.

© Christopher O'Neill

1 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm. This stone is a totally gemmy octahedron with perfect "brown Argyle" color, classic for this mine. It is a full 1-cm-sized thumbnail specimen. It has a riveting adamantine luster, and weighs 4.04 cts. Joe Budd photos.

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An Argyle diamond with dark inclusions. Field of view: 7.5mm. In the collection of Val Hannah.

© Judy Rowe

0.7 x 0.7 x 0.2 cm. A stunning and rich yellow diamond from the Argyle Mine, showing natural color and a sharply twinned form. Yellow macle twins are very rare, as are any. Note the superb gemminess and adamantine luster. Weighs 0.68 carats.

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0.6 x 0.5 x 0.2 cm. This intense fancy yellow diamond crystal is a natural shape formed from two intergrown diamonds, each twinned in the macle twin law. It is complete all around. Weighs 0.84 carats.

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Crystal size 2mm, coll. and photo C.GINESTE

© Cédrick GINESTE

Closeup of my favorite diamond crystal: Deep pink to maganta color, with nice triangular etch pits. Untreated, of course! Weight: 0,53 ct. Origin: Aryle mine, Australia

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Field of view 4 mm. Collection M. Kampf No 05-225.

Natural pink 0,47 ct. Diamond from Argyle, Australia. Gemmy, but i thank god that it was not clear enough for cutting!

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Triangular etch pits on the surface of a light pink diamond crystal. From Argyle, Australia - field of view 3 mm.

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0.9 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm. Weighs 4.27 carats. Sharp, very clean, and very gemmy and impressive.

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1.1 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm. Weighs 4.8 carats. A superb, exceptionally sharp, crystal.

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1.2 x 1.1 x 0.6 cm. This is a very large, nearly textbook crystal of octahedral diamond, weighing 6.83 carats. It is glassy but beyond that has the unique bright luster so desirable in diamond - termed as adamantine. Argyle mine has produced some exceptional crystals in recent years, and this style is typical of the production in form but has ...

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Thin section photograph, plane polarized light, of olivine phenocrysts in an olivine lamproite dyke, Argyle mine. This is the type of magma that transported diamonds to the upper crust. The second generation of olivine growing syntaxially on larger phenocrysts is characteristic. Self-collected.

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Inclusion-rich diamonds, each about 2 mm wide. Argyle is a major source of industrial diamonds, like these. Stereo version of the parent photo.

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The cluster consists of skeletal parallel growths and spinel twins (?), and is about 3 mm across in this view. Argyle is a major source of industrial diamonds, like these.

© Tony Peterson

A real diamond raspberry, plucked from the mantle, about 2 mm wide. Stereo version of the parent photo.

© Tony Peterson

Stereo version of the first child photo. The cluster consists of skeletal parallel growths and spinel twins (?), and is about 2 mm across in this view. Argyle is a major source of industrial diamonds, like these.

© Tony Peterson

Stereo version of the parent photo. The cluster consists of skeletal parallel growths and spinel twins (?), and is about 2 mm across in this view. Argyle is a major source of industrial diamonds, like these.

© Tony Peterson

0.7 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm. Weighs 1.64 carats - an unusual doublet, existing as a floater cluster of high quality, very sharp and gemmy.

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0.9 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm. Weighs 3.3 carats.

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0.8 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm. Weighs 3 carats.

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0.9 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm. Weighs 3.6 carats. Very gemmy with slightly fancy color.

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nice crystal of Diamond dimension crystal mm. 1,85 photo Germano Fretti collection Luigi Chiappino

0.7 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm. Weighs 1.66 carats.

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0.9 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm. Weighs 2.93 carats.

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0.9 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm. Weighs 3.15 carats.

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This specimen is 4 mm across.

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0.9 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm. Weighs 3.8 carats. Very gemmy with a slightly rounded look to it.

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0.9 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm. Weighs 3 carats. Very gemmy and sharp.

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FOV=4.5 mm. Olivine phenocrysts in an olivine lamproite dyke, Argyle mine. This is the type of magma which transported diamonds to the upper crust. The second generation of olivine growing syntaxially on larger phenocrysts is characteristic. Self-collected.

© Tony Peterson

complex crystal of Diamond dimension crystal mm. 1,62 photo Germano Fretti collection Luigi Chiappino

Stereo pair. A collection of rough octs and more complex forms/clusters.

0.5cm x 0.5cm Grey, heavily etched 0.67 carat octahedral diamond crystal

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This terrible but still useful photo is a digitized 1993 transparency, captured through a thick window at the Argyle mine. I estimate the largest crystals at 8-10 mm. The dish at the top left corner contains Ellendale diamonds. Both are remarkable for the intensity and range of colors.

© Tony Peterson

This sharp, well-defined macle-twinned diamond is a textbook and full-sized competition-level thumbnail specimen, showcasing classic form and symmetry. Its smooth edges and naturally sleek surfaces reflect a bright adamantine luster, giving it a polished look. This piece features a soft, sandy color with warm, earthy tones and dozens of iridescent ...

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Diamond

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crystal size about 2mm give and take.

Glassy, greyish, crude, octahedral diamond crystal with etched faces, photographed on a piece of tack. Purchased in 2001. Stack of 60 images.

© Andrew Hodgson

This is a micromount specimen of diamond from the Argyle Mine, Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia. I acquired this specimen from Al Pribula at the 2017 Cleveland micromineral symposium. A beautiful 10 point pink diamond from Australia with a bright adamantine luster. Jamison K. Brizendine specimen and photo.

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Very sharp, 4.05 ct. single octahedral Diamond crystal, transparent, light pinkish-champagne color, no matrix. Size: 1.0 X 0.6 X 0.6 cm. Personal collection of Sharon Cisneros.

© Eugene & Sharon Cisneros

This is a micromount specimen of a diamond crystal from the Argyle Diamond Mine, Lake Argyle area, Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia. I acquired the specimen from Don and Mary Jane Smoley at the 2022 Pittsburgh mineral show. This specimen was in the former collection of Robert Rothenberg (1943-2021): #0416 - 01. Jamison ...

© Jamison K. Brizendine

A very tiny crude octahedral colourless diamond crystal from the now closed Argyle Diamond Mine. There are black spherical inclusions inside the diamond crystal that are potentially graphite, but this is not confirmed.

Aerial photo by Reise-Line, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

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The diamond crystal specimen in the box and with the label with which it came during purchase.

Crudely octahedral raw colourless crystal of diamond from the now closed world-famous Argyle Diamond Mine.

Crudely octahedral raw colourless crystal of diamond from the now closed world-famous Argyle Diamond Mine.

An alternate view of the diamond crystal.

Another view of the diamond crystal.