diamondiferous

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When I spoke of the burrow and the resemblance of the gravel at its mouth to the diamondiferous soil in which we were working, this was made a pretext for derision.

From Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)

My sixty thousand acres, which are not diamondiferous, will very soon be worth as much as sixty thousand English acres, say two pounds the acre per annum.

From A Simpleton by Reade, Charles

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

During 1909 various companies were formed to exploit the diamondiferous area.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various

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