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Diamond from
Staggy Creek lead, Copeton Dam, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia


Classification
Species:Diamond
Formula:C
Comments:Alluvial deposit. Heavy carbon isotopes. Attributed to either a subducted limestone or metarodingite source.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diamond data
Locality Data:Click here to view Staggy Creek lead, Copeton Dam, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:352307
Long-form Identifier:1:3:352307:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diamond
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘWonderland deep lead, Copeton Dam, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘOaky Creek lead, Copeton Dam, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘKirks Hill lead, Copeton Dam, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia
8.9km (5.6 miles) ⓘBanca lead, Copeton Dam, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘStockyard Hill lead, Copeton Dam, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘLucock and Co prospect, Copeton Dam district, Murchison Co., New South Wales, Australia
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘMalacca lead, Copeton Dam, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘMaids Creek alluvials, Copeton Dam, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘSoldier Hill lead, Copeton Dam, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘJoes and Calthorpes leads, Gilgai, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
R.E Brown and W.J Stroud, Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, 1997.
Antony Burnham, Bill Griffin, Hugh O'Neil (2018) Hybrid lithologies in the source of diamonds from Copeton and Bingara, NSW, Australia. in abstracts of the 22nd IMA Meeting Melbourne p 126
 
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