Jagersfontein Mine
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jagersfontein-mine-253-10039373
title:
Jagersfontein Mine
text:
Jagersfontein Mine was an open-pit mine in South Africa, located close to the town of Jagersfontein and about 110 kilometres south-west of Bloemfontein. Since it was first established, two of the ten biggest diamonds ever discovered, the Excelsior and the Reitz, were mined from Jagersfontein. The term "Jagers" has since been coined to denote the distinctive faint bluish tint of the gems from this mine. Among geologists, Jagersfontein is known as a kimberlite pipe, and a prime locality for mantle
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description:
Biggest hand-excavated hole in the world, South Africa
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagersfontein_Mine
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date modified:
2024-01-25T16:12:49Z
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13
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15