Diamantiferous
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diamantiferous — /duy euh man tif euhr euhs/, adj. Mining. diamondiferous. [1875 80; < F diamantifère, equiv. to diamant DIAMOND + ifère; see I , FEROUS] * * * … Universalium
diamantiferous — bearing diamonds Bearing and Carrying … Phrontistery dictionary
diamantiferous — adj. yielding diamonds … English contemporary dictionary
diamantiferous — [ˌdʌɪəmən tɪf(ə)rəs] adjective (of a region or rock formation) producing or yielding diamonds … English new terms dictionary
diamantiferous — di·a·man·tif·er·ous … English syllables
diamantiferous — /daɪəmənˈtɪfərəs/ (say duyuhmuhn tifuhruhs) adjective containing diamonds. Also, diamondiferous. {see diamond, ferous} …
diamantiferous — adj. diamond yielding. Etymology: F diamantifegravere f. diamant DIAMOND … Useful english dictionary
Diamond — This article is about the mineral. For the gemstone, see Diamond (gemstone). For other uses, including the shape ◊, see Diamond (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
dia|mon|dif|er|ous — «DY muhn DIHF uhr uhs, DY uh », adjective. = diamantiferous. (Cf. ↑diamantiferous) … Useful english dictionary
Heavy mineral sands ore deposits — Heavy minerals (dark) in a quartz beach sand (Chennai, India). Heavy mineral sands are a class of ore deposit which is an important source of zirconium, titanium, thorium, tungsten, rare earth elements, the industrial minerals diamond … Wikipedia
