DIAMOND DEPOSITS - ORIGIN, EXPLORATION, AND HISTORY OF DISCOVERY

All aspects of diamond geology, exploration, history, and marketing are described in this detailed text. The authors draw on extensive experience in geology and diamond exploration in the US and Russia as they write on subjects that include the history of diamond discoveries, diamond morphology, age and dating, host rocks, unconventional source rocks, tectonic control and temporal distribution of diamond deposits, exploration, economics, and extraction. Each chapter concludes with a full list of references. Geologists and prospectors will be the main audience.