Diamond Deposits Origin Exploration and History of Discovery

By Hausel W Dan

Written for geologists and serious diamond prospectors, this guidebook provides an overview of the most current thinking on 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 of the worlds most important diamond discoveries and discusses the geology of common diamond host rocks, including kimberlife and lamproite plus the occurrence of some unconventional host rocks that have produced some notable diamond discoveries.

This book provides a foundation for discussing the timing of geological events and the development of cratonic areas.