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refactor(origin): split monolithic files into location/gemstone structure
- Reorganize 5 large origin YAML files into directory hierarchy - Create 27 individual gemstone pages across 5 regions: - australia/: argyle-diamonds, black-opal, boulder-opal, sapphire, white-opal - brazil/: aquamarine, emerald, paraiba, tourmaline - burma/: jadeite, ruby, sapphire, spinel - east-africa/: paraiba-type, ruby, spinel, tanzanite, tsavorite - madagascar/: beryl, rare-gems, ruby, sapphire - Add overview.yaml for each region as landing page - Fix YAML parsing issues in brazil/emerald.yaml and burma/jadeite.yaml This structure enables deeper content pages for each gemstone origin while maintaining the 3-level navigation hierarchy.
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title: Argyle Diamonds
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description: The historic Argyle mine - world's primary pink diamond source, closure in 2020, and impact on the diamond market.
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order: 6
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category: origin
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subcategory: australia
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difficulty: advanced
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icon: gem
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related:
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- origin/australia/overview
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- species/diamond
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tags:
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- australia
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- diamond
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- argyle
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- pink-diamond
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- fancy-colour
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sections:
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- title: Introduction
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content: |
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The Argyle mine in Western Australia was the world's primary source of
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pink diamonds, producing over 90% of global supply during its operation.
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Its closure in November 2020 marked the end of an era and has significant
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implications for the coloured diamond market.
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- title: The Argyle Mine
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content: |
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History and significance:
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subsections:
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- title: Discovery & Operation
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content: |
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- **Discovery**: 1979 (diamond pipe identified)
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- **Production start**: 1983
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- **Closure**: November 2020
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- **Location**: East Kimberley region, Western Australia
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- **Operator**: Rio Tinto
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- **Type**: Lamproite volcanic pipe
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- title: Production Profile
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content: |
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- **Total production**: Over 865 million carats (all colours)
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- **Annual peak**: Up to 40 million carats/year
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- **Pink diamonds**: ~90% of world supply
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- **Volume**: World's largest diamond mine by volume
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- **Quality**: Mostly industrial; fine gems rare
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- title: Pink Diamond Production
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content: |
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Argyle's signature product:
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subsections:
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- title: Characteristics
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content: |
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- **Colour cause**: Structural deformation (not impurities)
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- **Range**: Light pink to deep purplish-pink
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- **Rarity**: Less than 0.1% of Argyle production
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- **Unique**: No other significant pink diamond source
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- title: Grading System
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content: |
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Argyle developed its own colour grading:
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- **1-9 scale**: 1 being most saturated
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- **Colour descriptors**: Pink, Purplish Pink, Pink Rose, Pink Champagne
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- **Tender stones**: Finest pieces sold at exclusive annual tender
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- title: Historic Source Closed
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callout:
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type: warning
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title: Finite Resource
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text: |
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The Argyle mine in Western Australia was the world's primary source
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of pink diamonds, producing over 90% of global supply. The mine
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closed in November 2020.
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Argyle pink diamonds are now increasingly valuable as a finite
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resource. Provenance documentation adds significant premium.
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- title: Other Argyle Colours
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content: |
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Beyond pink diamonds:
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subsections:
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- title: Champagne/Cognac
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content: |
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- Brown diamonds in various shades
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- Argyle created market for these colours
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- C1-C7 grading scale developed
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- More affordable fancy colour option
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- title: Blue Diamonds
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content: |
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- Rare Argyle production
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- Type IIb (boron-coloured)
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- Extremely valuable
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- Very limited numbers
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- title: Red Diamonds
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content: |
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- Rarest of all diamond colours
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- Saturated pink = red
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- Only a handful ever found
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- Museum and collector pieces
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- title: Market Impact
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content: |
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Closure effects on diamond market:
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subsections:
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- title: Supply Implications
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content: |
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- No replacement source for pink diamonds
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- Existing stones become finite collectibles
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- Prices rising since closure
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- Investment demand increasing
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- title: Provenance Value
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content: |
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- Argyle certification adds premium
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- Documentation of origin critical
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- Tender history most prestigious
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- Lot numbers traceable to mine records
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- title: Future Outlook
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content: |
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- Pink diamond supply constrained indefinitely
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- Values expected to appreciate long-term
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- Synthetic pinks available but distinct market
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- Natural Argyle increasingly collectible
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- title: Collecting Argyle Diamonds
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content: |
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Considerations for collectors:
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- **Documentation**: Argyle certificate essential
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- **Grading**: Understand Argyle's unique system
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- **Investment grade**: 1-3 on Argyle scale
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- **Tender history**: Ultimate provenance
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- **Size**: Larger pinks exceptionally rare
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- **Matching**: Pairs/sets extremely valuable
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- title: Other Australian Gems
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content: |
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Additional notable Australian production:
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table:
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headers:
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- Gem
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- Location
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- Notes
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rows:
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- ["Zircon", "Various", "Various colours; heat treatment common"]
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- ["Emerald", "New South Wales", "Limited production; Emmaville area"]
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- ["Topaz", "Various", "Blue, colourless; some imperial colours"]
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- ["Garnet", "Various", "Multiple species; commercial grade"]
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- ["Prehnite", "Western Australia", "Collectors; some gem quality"]
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- ["Jade (nephrite)", "South Australia", "Some production; black jade noted"]

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