Diamond deposits [electronic resource] : origin, exploration, and history of discovery / Edward I. Erlich, W. Dan Hausel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Erlich, Edward.

Contributor:

Hausel, W. Dan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diamond deposits.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (393 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Littleton, Colo. : Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written for geologists and diamond prospectors, this guidebook provides a general overview of diamond exploration and exploitation. The text covers how to find, recognize, and evaluate the potential of diamond deposits. As examples, the book reviews the history of some important diamond discoveries in the western United States and Russia. Much of the book is focused on geology of common diamond host rocks, including kimberlite and lamproite. In addition, it reviews the occurrence of some unconventional host rocks that have produced some notable diamond discoveries. The material found in diamon

Contents:

section 1. Diamonds

section 2. Conventional host rocks

section 3. Unconventional source rocks

section 4. Tectonic control and temporal distribution of diamond deposits

section 5. Exploration, mining, economics, and extraction.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-68015-377-3

0-87335-278-5

OCLC:

609845985