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• 05 July 2026The 1.8-Billion-Year-Old River That Still Runs Below the Red CentreHow 1.8-billion-year-old river gravels beneath central Australia became the source of the continent's finest pink diamonds—diamonds coloured by plastic deformation during a 320-million-year-old collis
• 27 June 2026The 125-Million-Year-Old Volcano That Left a Diamond in the DesertHow a 125-million-year-old lamproite volcano in Western Australia's Kimberley created the Argyle diamond pipe—a volcanic eruption that carried diamonds from deep within the mantle to the surface
• 27 June 2026The 50,000-Year-Old Fire That Made a Diamond FieldHow Aboriginal people in Western Australia's Kimberley region used firestick farming to shape the landscape that now holds the Argyle diamond pipe—a story of human fire meeting ancient volcanic rock.
• 26 June 2026The 400-Million-Year-Old Reef That Became a Diamond PipeHow a 400-million-year-old coral reef in Western Australia's Canning Basin was pierced by a 20-million-year-old volcanic eruption, creating the Argyle diamond pipe—and the world's richest source of pi
• 25 June 2026The 150-Million-Year-Old Volcano That Opened a Diamond Window: Western Australia's Argyle PipeHow a 150-million-year-old volcanic eruption in Western Australia's Kimberley region brought diamonds to the surface through a rare lamproite pipe, creating the world's richest diamond deposit.
• 20 June 2026The Diamond That Rode a 1.2-Billion-Year-Old Kimberlite Pipe: South Australia's Eurelia FieldHow a 1.2-billion-year-old kimberlite pipe near Eurelia, South Australia, carried diamonds from the mantle to the surface, revealing a hidden volcanic province beneath the Flinders Ranges.
• 21 May 2026The Magma That Forged a Diamond Cradle: Western Australia's Argyle Lamproite PipeHow a 1.2-billion-year-old volcanic lamproite pipe in Western Australia's Kimberley region produced the world's richest source of rare pink diamonds, driven by a collision of continents.
• 17 May 2026The Lake That Became a Diamond Pipe: South Australia's Eurelia Volcanic FieldHow 170-million-year-old Jurassic volcanoes in South Australia's Flinders Ranges erupted through ancient lake beds, creating one of the continent's most unusual diamond deposits.
• 17 May 2026The Lava That Built a Diamond Mine: Western Australia's Argyle PipeHow a 1.2-billion-year-old volcanic pipe in the East Kimberley produced rare pink diamonds from ancient carbon deep beneath the Australian continent.
• 13 May 2026The Diamond Gravels of Copeton: How Garnets Reveal a Lost ContinentBeneath NSW's Copeton dam, diamond-bearing gravels contain garnet crystals that match rocks under Antarctica, revealing a 300-million-year-old vanished landmass.
• 11 May 2026The Diamond That Grew: The Argyle Lamproite PipeIn the remote East Kimberley, the Argyle lamproite pipe produced 90% of the world's pink diamonds through a rare geological accident 1.3 billion years in the making.