I have obtained permission for placing a cache at this location
as there is a private property sign by the gate.
Nice to look at and Nice to hold, But please don't touch them,
You have been told!!
You can look at what you see and take as many pictures as you
would like but please do not disturb the area. You will see why
when you get there!
Formation of Diamonds
Diamonds form at a depth greater than 150 kilometers within the
earth. They have crystallized, probably episodically, throughout
the formation of the earth. Diamonds form in distinctive parent
rocks. That also includes several characteristic minerals. Those
minerals are very important as indicators in diamond exploration
activities.
After their formation, diamonds are carried to the surface of
the earth by strong volcanic activity. This mixture of magma,
transported rock and diamonds forms pipes called kimberlites as it
reaches the surface.
What are Kimberlites?
Kimberlites are the rock formation where diamonds can be found.
The name kimberlite comes from the town of Kimberly, in South
Africa, considered, last century, as the world center for diamond
mining. Kimberly was the site of the first diamonds found in a
rock.
Kimberlites are classed as a variety of potassic volcanic rocks,
and consist of minerals, rock fragments and magmatic components.
The matrix that makes up kimberlites contains olivine, phlogopite,
carbonate, serpentine, diopside, ilmenite and several other
minerals. Kimberlites also contain fragments of the upper mantle
rocks.
Information from Natural Resources Canada
The cache is at the following location:
N 49 _ _ ._ _ _
3-1-6/ 4-10-1/ 5-2-3/ 6-2-9/ 7-2-1/ 8-3-4
5-4-10/ 6-9-11/ 7-5-5/ 8-4-4
3-1-1/ 4-2-2/ 5-7-5/ 6-2-3
10-3-3/ 11-6-1/ 12-5-3/ 13-3-7/ 2-2-4
W 121. _ _ ._ _ _
15-5-1/ 16-4-2/ 17-4-5/ 18-2-6
21-6-1/ 19-1-2/ 22-6-1/ 23-4-3
24-9-3/ 14-3-2/ 21-8-3/ 16-1-1/ 25-2-4
15-5-6/ 22-4-2/ 14-2-2/ 20-2-3/ 25-1-3/
14-3-10/15-7-2/ 23-2-5/ 18-4-2/ 18-5-3
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.
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