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Faraday 1-3 kimberlite

Canada / Manitoba / Snow Lake /
 mine, diamond mine

The Faraday 1 kimberlite was first identified in the spring of 2015 and is infilled with volcaniclastic kimberlite (KPK) but is associated with significant amounts of hypabyssal kimberlite. The proportion of marginal breccia versus other kimberlite material is also higher than that noted in the other kimberlites. During 2017 drilling results showed that the Faraday 1 and Faraday 3 coalesce to form one body at around the lakeshore of Faraday Lake. Faraday 1 has been delineated over 200 m in length with variable widths between 30-60 m and in height between 10-30 m.

The Faraday 3 Kimberlite, discovered in early 2016, has been delineated over 400 m, varies in width between 40 -150 m and in height from 20-50 m. A significant amount of detailed geology, both macroscopic and petrographic work, has been undertaken to help establish four kimberlite units. The primary texture, like the other kimberlites in the area, is dominated by volcaniclastic kimberlite (Kimberley-type pyroclastic kimberlite – KPK) with lesser amounts of hypabyssal kimberlite (HK). Between these two members there is also texturally transitional kimberlite dominated by volcaniclastic-type material. In 2017 drilling established that Faraday 1 and Faraday 3 coalesce to form one complex kimberlite body. Due to this the Kimberlite body is now referred to as the Faraday 1-3 kimberlite.
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