and engineering journal . lants which has led to the determinationof the age of the beds. The result is to put the prospectinglor similar diamond-hearing beds of like age in a totallynew light, of the economic minerals present, the mosiimportant is the diamond. A discovery of platinum causedsi me interest, but attempts to verify the reports werevery discouraging, and showed onl\ verj small amounts ofthat metal. Short Report No, 11 makes public a sum-mary of the field work carried out during the last fieldseason in the Bembesi basin. The Provisional Table ofGeological Formations in So
and engineering journal . lants which has led to the determinationof the age of the beds. The result is to put the prospectinglor similar diamond-hearing beds of like age in a totallynew light, of the economic minerals present, the mosiimportant is the diamond. A discovery of platinum causedsi me interest, but attempts to verify the reports werevery discouraging, and showed onl\ verj small amounts ofthat metal. Short Report No, 11 makes public a sum-mary of the field work carried out during the last fieldseason in the Bembesi basin. The Provisional Table ofGeological Formations in Southern Rhodesia. compiled by II. Mlufe, gives a list of all the formations to he foundin Southern Rhodesia. Their equivalents in the Union arementioned as well as the igneous intrusions and earth move-ments which have at times affected them. A list of theeconomic minerals found in each formation is also given andshould prove to he of great value to the prospector , October 1,1921. THE MINING AND ENGINEERING JOURNAL 131. 132 THE MINING AND ENGINEEEING JOURNAL. Jburg, October 1,1921. Adv—XIO—Southads.
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