diamondiferous
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Under its thin crust of limestone was an inconsiderable layer of very poor diamondiferous gravel.
From Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by W. C. (William Charles) Scully
Since that epoch the exploitation has been continued by lessees of the diamondiferous grounds.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 by Various
The pioneers of Kimberley took possession of the diamondiferous grounds without ascertaining to whom they belonged, and when their value became positive the question of ownership arose.
From A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans by
That State received £90,000 compensation for improvements and expenses incurred during its short occupation of that disputed strip of diamondiferous ground.
From Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked by C. H. Thomas
Well, of my thirty thousand tried acres, a hundred only are diamondiferous.
From A Simpleton by Charles Reade
