African Plant Might Indicate Presence of Diamond Deposits

African Plant Might Indicate Presence of Diamond Deposits

Rare African plant signals diamonds beneath the soil
By Eric Hand, Science News, May 4, 2015
http://news.sciencemag.org/africa/2015/05/rare-african-plant-signals-diamonds-beneath-soil

Rare African plant points the way to diamonds
Prospectors in Africa are going to have to brush
up on their botany by James Vincent, the Verge
http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/7/8564375/diamond-mine-plant-pandanus-candelabrum

This plant may be the best diamond-finding tool
you’ll ever have by Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining News
http://www.mining.com/this-plant-may-be-the-best-diamond-finding-tool-youll-ever-have/

Pandanus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandanus

Stephen E. Haggerty, S. E., 2015, Discovery of a
Kimberlite Pipe and Recognition of a Diagnostic
Botanical Indicator in New Liberia. Economic
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Yours,

Paul H.