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Ch. 6: The Diamond

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PRECIOUS STONES.
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Mahanadi River.—Quartz, Carnelian, Garnet, Beryl, Topaz.
Wajra Karur.—Epidote, Corundum (Ruby and Sapphire), Limonite. Here said to be in situ in a pegmatitic band in gneiss.
San Joao da Chapada.—Quartz, Haematite (and other oxides of iron), Eutile, Anatase, Tourmaline. Here also stated to be in situ in " veins."
Agua Suja.—Magnetite, Ilmenite, Rutile, Garnet, Perof-skite.
Rio Jcquitinhonha.—Eutile, Anatase, Brookite, Haematite, Ilmenite, Martite, Quartz, Garnet, Zircon, Cyanite, Topaz, Tourmaline, Euclase, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, Limonite, Iron Pyrites, Monazite, Sphene, and others.
Salobro.—Many of the associates of the Eio Jequitinhonha, but without the oxides of titanium, and with the addition of Corundum.
Bandjermassim.—Quartz, Corundum, Magnetite, Chromite, Gold.
Pontianak.—Magnetite, Corundum, various forms of silica, Gold.
Upper Marquarie River.—Chalcedony, Cassiterite, Eutile, Quartz, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Brookite, Zircon, Topaz, Tourmaline, Corundum, Garnet.
Gwydir River (alluvial).—Very similar to the Macquarie associates.
Gwydir River (in breccia).—Zircon, Garnet, Diopside.
Freemantle.—Quartz, Zircon, Ilmenite, Topaz.
Adolfskoi.—Magnetite, Quartz, Chalcedony, Limonite, Anatase, Gold, Platinum.
Varanger Fjord.—Garnet, Zircon, Hornblende, Glauco-
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