Salt Lake Tribune | 1911-03-16 | Page 2 | Diamonds Discovered in British Columbia |

Type	issue
Date	1911-03-16
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
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Article Title	Diamonds Discovered in British Columbia
Type	article
Date	1911-03-16
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	2
OCR Text	Show DIAMONDS DISCOVERED IN BRITISH COLUMBIA VANCOUVER, B. C. March 15. The director of the geological survey announced an-nounced loday that diamonds have been discovered by the survey in British Columbia, the llrst recorded discovery of the kind in Canada. Tho rock Is peri-dotlte. peri-dotlte. of the variety known' ns danlte, consisting of olivine and chromlto. Tho specimens were obtained on Olivine mountain. noar Tallanoen river, by Charles Cassels of the survey. Because of tho small size of the diamonds, none being much larger than a pin head, the discovery would scorn to he of scientific rather than commercial Importance.
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