diamondiferous

[ dahy-muhn-dif-er-uhs, dahy-uh- ]

adjective

1. containing or yielding diamonds for mining.

Word History and Origins

Origin of diamondiferous¹

First recorded in 1865–70; diamond + -i- + -ferous

Example Sentences

Those days in dark diamondiferous caverns were full of strange experiences.

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Since that epoch the exploitation has been continued by lessees of the diamondiferous grounds.

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The nuggets and diamond-bearing stones stick in the grease, but the non-diamondiferous pebbles pass over.

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Well, of my thirty thousand tried acres, a hundred only are diamondiferous.

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

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