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Ch. 6: South African Diamonds II

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south African diamonds (Continued)
trade. In 1931 the Diamond Corporation and the De-Beer's Company united. These two combined firms are recognized to be the masters of the diamond world.
L. R.- Lenox gives the analysis of the quartzite found in the diamond fields of Brazil as follows:
Professor Williams gives the analysis of the "Blue Ground" of the South African diamond fields furnished him by Professor fames Bull as follows:
The composition of serpentine was given as follows:
The consolidation of mines was a result of the force of circumstances. This was done in a smaller way in the Kim-berley by Barney Barnato, simply as a money-making af-
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