Show Origin of the Diamond Mystery to Scientists Diamond beds allied at millions of dollars ha Ing ha Ing been discovered In recent scars ears alon along the coast of south southwest southwest h west Africa The theory of a n sub submarine submarine submarine marine origin of this precious gem em has been advanced ady only to be refuted refuted ed by hy The first h hypothesis was wis that the diamond beds el were e the result resul t of th the e of i 1 t submarine pipe or vein eln oft off the coast ss wished up on the shore by wave aye action But nut since the discos discovery cry ery of the I n and l Nam Nam deposits much new evidence has been brought to light and the opinion now non prevails that these diamonds are from an Inland source The finest diamonds are found and nh always Il s hll have ve been found In or near the beds bers of fresh water risers er era ri a diamond e- e expert epert pert is Ie quoted In the New York Times fhe rhey ate nie not hid hidden den In ocean bottoms or alon along sand beaches unless c there by hy tides and time In other words they are not formed there streams that have liters layers ers of silt and other material Indigenous enous to kno known n are likely digging places for dla diamonds monds Both 1 In n India and Africa as well 1 e covered In shale and soft rock ot of former w In the I diamond beds among the Ingest Digest and anel rIchest In the world orld the natural crystals were unearthed In a top lay lay- layer layer er of yellow ellow send Many prospectors who ho rushed to Africa In 1870 left after the yellow ellov sand was e exhausted the s eins or pipes had been exhausted But the soft green greenrock greenrock greenrock rock below belo the sand nd 3 yielded more diamonds So o did the harder rock lower down The trail of the diamond Is one of the Ule mo most t difficult that geologists have hae ever eyer tried to follo follow |