Commodities
PrimaryDiamond
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formPIPE -ELONGATED DIATREME, NORTH END IS BOWL SHAPED
Ore controlHalls Creek Fault Intersection With Ivanhoe Fault
Materials
GangueEnstatite, Leucite, Olivine, Phlogopite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Lamprophyre · Revolver Creek Formation Sandstone, Siltstone, Shale;Carr Boyd Group Sandstone, Siltstone, Shale
Associated rockSand and Gravel · Lamboo Complex Granite, Granodiorite, Metamorphic Rocks
StructureHalls Creek Mobile Zone, Pipe Along Splay Fault Of Glenhill Fault
Tectonic settingProterozoic Fold Belt Along East Margin Of Kimberley Block Craton
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1983
Discovery year1979
Identification
Deposit ID10084817
MRDS IDW700029
RegionOC
Data scoreC
Coordinates-16.7114, 128.38302
References
JAQUES, A.L., LEWIS, J.D., AND SMITH, C.B., 1986, THE KIMBERLITES AND LAMPROITES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA BULLETIN 132, 268 P.DOW, D.B., AND GEMUTS, I., 1969, GEOLOGY OF THE KIMBERLEY REGION, WEST AUSTRALIA: THE EAST KIMBERLY: AUSTRALIA BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY, AND GEOPHYSICS BULLETIN 106, 135 P.ANONYMOUS, 1985, NEW DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS: MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, V. 12, NO. 7, P. 1-2.AUSTRALIA'S MINING JOURNAL, APRIL, 1985.JAQUES AND OTHERS, 1986.