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Gold/Mining/Energy : SOUTHERNERA (t.SUF)
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To: VAUGHN who wrote (6158)8/21/2000 12:56:30 AM
From: russet   of 7235
 
<<<Keeping in mind that kimberlites only gain their diamonds by scouring them from their peridotitic hosts, you can appreciate that once the initial explosive penetration had scoured available diamonds, subsequent passing kimberlite magma should not logically find such rich ground to harvest in its passage.>>>

Never say "only",...because all you need to do to create diamonds is have a carbon source subjected to high enough temperatures and pressures. To think we have uncovered all the possibilities that this can occur is suggesting we are some kind of gods who know everything there is to know.

Randy Turner sponsored an amazing diamond research (Break Away Session) event at the last Roundup in Vancouver,...several interesting papers were presented including one describing lightning used as a power source to explore the conductivity of the mantle to depths of several hundred kilometers. Blow me away if they didn't find something special about the characteristics of the Ekati and Diavik areas of the Superior Craton. Their probes in Snap Lake malfunctioned or we might have interesting details of that area. Probes placed a few kilometers outside these areas did not display similar readings which could imply that the mantle in those areas did not have characteristics which would be conducive to producing the excellent diamondiferous qualities of kimberlite pipes and fissures inside these areas. Of course, it could imply absolutely nothing at all (gggggggggggggg). Perhaps you should consult with Alan G. Jones of the Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario for details and current data.
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