Definition of diamantiferous in English:
diamantiferous
adjective ˌdʌɪəmənˈtɪf(ə)rəsˌdaɪəmənˈtɪfərəs
(of a rock formation, region, etc.) producing or yielding diamonds.
Example sentencesExamples
- Salomon, a fisherman, has to work in the diamantiferous mines.
- Finally, important discoveries of diamantiferous deposits are pursued in this moment in the region of Upper Kasai.
- Even if the kimberlitic and lamproitic rocks belong to intrusive phases of different ages, they can still crop out in the same geological sectors; therefore some diamantiferous diatremes may contain diamonds of different ages.
- The diamantiferous sandstone of India is of very wide distribution.
- Last December, two diamantiferous kimberlites were discovered in the Otish Mountain region.
- Several techniques are used to process the diamantiferous ore.
- In the first case diamonds are extracted from the diamantiferous chimneys of the ancient volcanoes, made up of kimberlite, or blue rock.
- The marine prospection is made by boats equipped with pumps in order to sample the diamantiferous gravel.
- Numerous geological series of auriferous and diamantiferous areas would also be worth studying in detail.
Origin
Late 19th century: from French diamantifère, from diamant 'diamond' + -fère 'producing'.
Definition of diamantiferous in US English:
diamantiferous
adjectiveˌdīəmənˈtifərəsˌdaɪəmənˈtɪfərəs
(of a rock formation, region, etc.) producing or yielding diamonds.
Example sentencesExamples
- Even if the kimberlitic and lamproitic rocks belong to intrusive phases of different ages, they can still crop out in the same geological sectors; therefore some diamantiferous diatremes may contain diamonds of different ages.
- Salomon, a fisherman, has to work in the diamantiferous mines.
- Numerous geological series of auriferous and diamantiferous areas would also be worth studying in detail.
- Finally, important discoveries of diamantiferous deposits are pursued in this moment in the region of Upper Kasai.
- Several techniques are used to process the diamantiferous ore.
- In the first case diamonds are extracted from the diamantiferous chimneys of the ancient volcanoes, made up of kimberlite, or blue rock.
- Last December, two diamantiferous kimberlites were discovered in the Otish Mountain region.
- The marine prospection is made by boats equipped with pumps in order to sample the diamantiferous gravel.
- The diamantiferous sandstone of India is of very wide distribution.
Origin
Late 19th century: from French diamantifère, from diamant ‘diamond’ + -fère ‘producing’.