Flinders Island (South Australia)
- Flinders Island (South Australia)
Flinders Island (coord|33|43|S|134|29|E [Gazetteer of Australia | name = Flinders Island | id = 176320] ) is an island in the Investigator Group off the coast of South Australia.
The island is named after Samuel Flinders, brother of Matthew Flinders. [gutenberg|no=7304|name=The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders|author=Ernest Scott]
The island has recently been the attention of active diamond exploration following the discovery of a wide range of kimberlite indicator minerals on the island. [Cooper, S.A., 2004. New diamond field discovered in SA. MESA Journal 24, 6-9. [http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/dhtml/ss/section.php?sectID=972 Primary Industries & Resources South Australia publication.] ] These minerals include chromite, pyrope, diopside, picroilmenite, forsterite, orthopyroxene, as well as eight small diamonds.
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