diamondiferous
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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
Well, of my thirty thousand tried acres, a hundred only are diamondiferous.
From A Simpleton by Charles Reade
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
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 W. C. (William Charles) Scully
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
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