diamondiferous
[ dahy-muhn-dif-er-uhs, dahy-uh- ]
adjective
containing or yielding diamonds for mining.
Origin of diamondiferous
1- Also diamantiferous.
Words Nearby diamondiferous
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How to use diamondiferous in a sentence
Those days in dark diamondiferous caverns were full of strange experiences.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. IV (of 6) | Louis CreswickeSince that epoch the exploitation has been continued by lessees of the diamondiferous grounds.
The nuggets and diamond-bearing stones stick in the grease, but the non-diamondiferous pebbles pass over.
Seven Legs Across the Seas | Samuel MurrayWell, of my thirty thousand tried acres, a hundred only are diamondiferous.
A Simpleton | Charles ReadeDuring 1909 various companies were formed to exploit the diamondiferous area.
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