| | 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 | | | Journal (issue) | 26 Discovery and Mining of the Argyle Diamond Deposit, Australia James E. Shigley, John Chapman, and...about the development of Australia’s first major diamond mine, the world’s largest source of diamonds by volume...Beryl-and-glass triplet imitating emerald • Diamond with hidden cloud • Diamond with pseudodichroism • Surface features...features of synthetic diamond • Musgravite • Fivestrand natural pastel pearl necklace • Dyed quartzite...Tucson 2000: GIA’s diamond cut research • California cultured abalone pearls • Benitoite mine sold • Emeralds | | | 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 | | | Book | 480 La Trobe Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia Nelson Canada 1120 Birchmount Road Scarborough...Formed from Surface Water: 19 The Opals of Australia PART II Gemstones of Igneous-Hydrothermal Origin...Peridot Deposits 9. Diamond Pipes: 129 The Diamond Deposits of Argvle, Western Australia Index 141 FOREWORD...surlace waters, focusing on the opal deposits of Australia. Part II of this book is devoted to those gem...environment two very special gemstones, peridot and diamond, are produced. These rare glimpses of the earth's | | | Book | 480 La Trobe Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia Nelson Canada 1120 Birchmount Road Scarborough...Formed from Surface Water: 19 The Opals of Australia PART II Gemstones of Igneous-Hydrothermal Origin...Peridot Deposits 9. Diamond Pipes: 129 The Diamond Deposits of Argvle, Western Australia Index 141 FOREWORD...surlace waters, focusing on the opal deposits of Australia. Part II of this book is devoted to those gem...environment two very special gemstones, peridot and diamond, are produced. These rare glimpses of the earth's | | | 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 | | Timmerman, S., Honda, M., Zhang, X., Jaques, A.L., Bulanova, G., Smith, C.B., Burnham, A.D. (2019) Contrasting noble gas compositions of peridotitic and eclogitic monocrystalline diamonds from the Argyle lamproite, Western Australia. Lithos, 344. 193-206 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2019.06.027 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | monocrystalline diamonds from the Argyle lamproite, Western Australia S. Timmerman, M. Honda, X. Zhang...monocrystalline diamonds from the Argyle lamproite, Western Australia, LITHOS, https://doi.org/10.1016/j...monocrystalline diamonds from the Argyle RI PT lamproite, Western Australia S Timmerman1*, M Honda1, X Zhang1...Australian National University, Acton ACT 2601, Australia. *Correspondence to suzette.timmerman@anu.edu...determined in diamonds from the Argyle lamproite, Western Australia, to assess whether subducted material | | | Journal (issue) | SUMMER 2007 SUMMER 2007 PAGES 95–196 Global Rough Diamond Production VOLUME 43 NO. 2 Durability Testing..._____________ FEATURE ARTICLES _____________ Global Rough Diamond Production since 1870 A. J. A. (Bram) Janse Reports...weight and value) for the world’s most significant diamond sources, through 2005. 120 Durability Testing..._ 153 Lab Notes Diamond with bimineralic inclusions • HPHT-treated type Ia diamond with a green component...defect • Diamond with intense “rainbow graining” • Natural color hydrogen-rich blue-gray diamond • Type | | | 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: | | | Journal (issue) | on the Cononish Gold Mine in Uncertainty at Scotland's Only Operating Gold Mine. While Clive was crafting...with tables covered with microscopes and boxes of mine and a buzz of conversation and enjoyment. It was...the weekend? PB The pyromorphites from Frank Mills Mine in Devon. And a fluorite from SaintPeray Ardeche...000 sq. kms of south-east Kansas (KA), south-west Missouri (Ml) and north-east Oklahoma (OK). Davidhas...further Tri-State specimens, mainly from the ''Ende1s Mine'' at Picher (OK) and again mainly galena and sphalerite | | | 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 | | | 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...that of the Argyle diamond-rich lamproite pipe of the Kimberley region of Western Australia (e.g. Drew | | | 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...rhyolitic pyroclastic rocks and concordant ores of hematite–fluorite (e.g. Plattekop Hill; Fig. 3a), suggesting...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 | | | 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 | | | 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) | Diamond Formation – Where, when and how? T. Stachel, R.W. Luth PII: DOI: Reference: ...cite this article as: Stachel, T., Luth, R.W., Diamond Formation – Where, when and how?, LITHOS (2015)...to the journal pertain. ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Diamond Formation – Where, when and how? a PT T. Stachela...inclusions in diamond indicate MA that formation of the dominant harzburgitic diamond association occurred...Three quarters of peridotitic garnet inclusions in diamond classify as "depleted" due to their low Y and Zr | | | Journal (issue) | diamonds • Diamond “pearl” necklace • Internal laser drilling update • Unusual “pink” diamond • High-quality...round-cornered rectangular modified brilliant from Cora Diamond Corp.; a 12.53 ct Fancy Intense pink heart shape... LETTERS LETTERS COMMENTS ON THE GIA ANALYSIS OF DIAMOND “FIRE” This article from GIA’s study of the impact...proportions on the appearance of a round brilliant cut diamond (Reinitz et al., Fall 2001, pp. 174–197) is a work...ignoring the vast majority of rays that enter the diamond from directions other than the perpendicular, and | | | Journal (issue) | MERCIAN Geologist VOLUME 18 PART 1 AUGUST 2012 East Midlands Geological Society Contents President...characterisation of airborne inorganic particulate matter in western Derby Colin A Baker The Holocene 8200 BP event:...from the Late Triassic Arden Sandstone Formation, Western Park, Leicester 55 Albert Horton The occurrence...Mercia Mudstone at the opencast pit of Bantycock Mine, at Balderton, south of Newark. Photos by David...is printed by John Browns, and published by the East Midlands Geological Society. No part of this publication | | | Journal (issue) | “graining” in green-yellow diamond • Irradiated blue diamond • Large type IIa diamond from Arkansas, USA •...purplish pink Montana sapphire • Largest CVD-grown diamond submitted to GIA laboratory • Unusual absorption...• Inclusions in Kenyan rubies from the John Saul mine • Lazurite in Mogok ruby • Snowflakes in Mong Hsu... 534 Diamonds from the Deep Determination of diamond ages offers a look at continent evolution over...Karl Schmetzer San Diego, California Canberra, Australia Petershausen, Germany Edward W. Boehm A.J.A | | | 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) | of the author. -3- THE ECONOMIC MINERALS OF AUSTRALIA Peter Moore The biggest and the best comes from...The facts and figures from Peter Moore's tour of Western Australia's mining operations are difficult to...Our tour started with an introduction to Western Australia and the throbbing tones of a didgeridoo. (I...exports are minerals and half is extracted from Western Australia, an area that is 113rd of Australia's land...deposits are world wide but have become exposed in Australia due to erosion. Move forward 2.58 years to see | | | 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...from Kenya. The hue is related to the presence of hematite needles; the parallel striae are ascribed to a...which would suggest the presence of needles of hematite. The colour of the cabochons appears to be linked | | | 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 | | Huston, David L., Mernagh, Terrence P., Hagemann, Steffen G., Doublier, Michael P., Fiorentini, Marco, Champion, David C., Lynton Jaques, A., Czarnota, Karol, Cayley, Ross, Skirrow, Roger, Bastrakov, Evgeniy (2016) Tectono-metallogenic systems — The place of mineral systems within tectonic evolution, with an emphasis on Australian examples. Ore Geology Reviews, 76. 168-210 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2015.09.005 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | David L. Huston* Geoscience Australia, GPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia T Tectono-metallogenic...2601, Australia NU Steffen G. Hagemann Centre for Exploration Targeting, University of Western Australia...Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia MA Michael P. Doublier Geoscience Australia, GPO Box 378, Canberra...Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia ED Marco Fiorentini Centre for Exploration Targeting, School of Earth and Environment...University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, 6009 Crawley, Perth, Western Australia, Australia PT David |
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