| CHAPTER | | PAGE | | I. | Preliminary | 1 | | II. | Kimberley and its Diamond Mines | 14 | | III. | Kimberley Mines at the Present Day | 34 | | IV. | Collecting the Gems | 55 | | V. | The Diamond Office | 73 | | VI. | Noteworthy Diamonds | 76 | | VII. | Boart, Carbonado, and Graphite | 81 | | VIII. | Physical and Chemical Properties of the Diamond | 89 | | IX. | Genesis of the Diamond | 115 | | X. | The Natural Formation of the Diamond | 127 | | XI. | Meteoric Diamonds | 134 | | Index | 141 |
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