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Orange River Alluvial Diamonds
Northern Cape, South Africa
Main commodities: Diamonds




The most recent source geological information used to prepare this description was dated: 1999.    
This description is a summary from published sources, the chief of which are listed below.
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    Selected References
Jacob R J, Bluck B J, Ward J D  1999 - Tertiary-age diamondiferous fluvial deposits of the Lower Orange River Valley, southwestern Africa: in    Econ. Geol.   v94 pp 749-758
Moore J M, Moore A E  2004 - The roles of primary kimberlitic and secondary Dwyka glacial sources in the development of alluvial and marine diamond deposits in Southern Africa: in    J. of African Earth Sciences   v38 pp 115-134
Spaggiari R I, Bluck B J and Ward J D  2006 - Characteristics of diamondiferous Plio-Pleistocene littoral deposits within the palaeo-Orange River mouth, Namibia : in    Ore Geology Reviews   v28 pp 475-492
Van Wyk J P, Pienaar L F  1986 - Diamondiferous gravels of the lower Orange River, Namaqualand: in Anhaeusser C R, Maske S, (Eds.), 1986 Mineral Deposits of South Africa Geol. Soc. South Africa, Johannesburg   v2 pp 2309-2321
Wilson M C G, Henry G and Marshall T R,  2006 - A review of the alluvial diamond industry and the gravels of the North West Province, South Africa : in    S. Afr. J. Geol.   v109 pp 301-314


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