Diamond deposits : origin, exploration, and history of discovery

Written for geologists and diamond prospectors, this guidebook provides a general overview of diamond exploration and exploitation. The text covers how to find, recognize, and evaluate the potential of diamond deposits. As examples, the book reviews the history of some important diamond discoveries...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Erlich, Edward
Other Authors Hausel, W. Dan
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Littleton, CO : Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, ©2002.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780873352789
0873352785
9780873352130
0873352130
1680153773
9781680153774
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • Section 1. Diamonds
  • section 2. Conventional host rocks
  • section 3. Unconventional source rocks
  • section 4. Tectonic control and temporal distribution of diamond deposits
  • section 5. Exploration, mining, economics, and extraction.