Argyle : the impossible story of Australian diamonds / Stuart Kells.
Argyle : the impossible story of Australian diamonds / Stuart Kells.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2021.
Call Numbers
H 2021/0892
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xvi, 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Content type
cartographic image
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2021.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2021.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
- Autralian
- Mining industry (Australia,Western Australia)
- Mineralogy (Australia,Western Australia)
- 20th Century history (c 1914+) (Australia,Western Australia)
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Scope and Contents
Summary
This is the story of the intrepid Australian geologists who discovered pink diamonds in the Kimberley. This is a valuable insight into an industry once widely praised but now undervalued by a nation that relies on it so strongly. The remote Kimberley region of Western Australia has a rich history and unique geography. In the 1960s De Beers, the wor...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Argyle : the impossible story of Australian diamonds / Stuart Kells.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-292) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2021.
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Call Numbers
H 2021/0892
Record Identifier
74VKaM2XdQpZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaM2XdQpZ
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ISBN
9780522877250 paperback
DDC
622/.382099414
MMS ID
991024345619602626
