Diamonds
by Crookes, William
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LoC No.:
gs10000116
Title:
Diamonds
Series Title:
Harper's library of living thought
Contents:
Preface -- Preliminary -- Kimberley and its diamond mines -- Kimberley mines at the present day -- Collecting the gems -- The diamond office -- Noteworthy diamonds -- Boart, carbonado, and graphite -- Physical and chemical properties of the diamond -- Genesis of the diamond -- The natural formation of the diamond -- Meteoric diamonds.
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