[meteorite-list] Re: (Ron Baalke) Fossil find...(getting off topic)

From: S. Singletary <jumper_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:25:34 2004
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20030502153934.00b5ec68_at_hesiod>

>
>Actually the source of "drift" diamonds has
>been found. The geologist, who spent ten
>to fifteen years looking for their source
>in now a rather wealthy person for his
>efforts and patience.

As a side note, if you want to read an excellent account of all this I
recommend "Barren Lands" by Kevin Krajick
There's is an excellent history of the diamond industry in general and of
the race between Fipke and DeBeers to find the source of the glacial
diamonds in the Arctic.

Steven


Steven Singletary
54-1224
Dept. Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
M.I.T.
Cambridge, MA, 02139
Tel-617.253.6398
Fax-617.253.7102
Received on Fri 02 May 2003 03:44:22 PM PDT