diamondiferous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of diamondiferous
Example Sentences
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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
On first acquaintance it appears to be surrounded by redoubts or forts, being dotted with mounds of greyish slag, technically called "tailings," which represent the refuse soil from which the diamondiferous ore has been extracted.
From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 by Louis Creswicke
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
It takes ten acres of Karroo to feed a sheep, but it was now seen that a few square yards of diamondiferous blue ground would feed a dozen families.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" 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
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