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South Africa: Unidentified Stones Spark Diamond Rush


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I know it's not a gold rush but it is the next best thing.. this video report caught my interest this morning:

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-57483877 

 

 

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It will be nice to find out what the crystals are, I just hope they do report on it when they do find out.

Nice article and thank you for sharing it.

 

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Credibility is like virginity. You can only lose it once. But I'll go out on a limb and bet that this stuff turns out to be zeolite or barite. It's an area with big dolerite sills intruded into shales and sandstones and they cook up quite a bunch of odd minerals. 

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20 hours ago, Off Grid said:

But I'll go out on a limb and bet that this stuff turns out to be zeolite or barite

Thanks Off Grid, I was wondering what the geologists on this forum would make of this.. The video's got a few good close-ups of the stone.. Hoping for them it's the real thing, I'll keep my eye on BBC Africa for updates..  

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