THE DIAMOND DISCOVERY
'. GEOLOGIST SCEPTICAL MORE PROBAELY ZIRCON (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. While not -definitely stating, that the discovery is not what it ’’ thought to lie, *a leading geologist who was approached to-day is disinclined to believe the report from Dunedin of the discovery of diamonds in the North Island. ~ .. . ‘.‘Fiotn a geological point of view, he- said, “there would seem to be no reason against diamonds being in the country, but 1 would not think that .1, or any other geologist, would affirm that it is very likely.” He said it is not the first time a supposed diamond field has been located. Blue’clay of a kind so well known in diarnomiiferous areas in ’South Africa •ha’h been - found- and in it sparkling gems have been seen, but unfortunately they have not turned out to be true diamonds. In fact, no trace of true diamonds has ever been found before in NPw Zealand. What has been found before, and has given rise to falsified hopes, and what has probably been found this time, is zircon, which is not diamonds.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17453, 30 December 1930, Page 7
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182THE DIAMOND DISCOVERY Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17453, 30 December 1930, Page 7
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