diamondiferous
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My sixty thousand acres, which are not diamondiferous, will very soon be worth as much as sixty thousand English acres, say two pounds the acre per annum.
From A Simpleton by Reade, Charles
Under its thin crust of limestone was an inconsiderable layer of very poor diamondiferous gravel.
From Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
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
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 Reade, Charles
