The Diamond Mines of South Africa: Some Account of their Rise and Development.
Item
Title
The Diamond Mines of South Africa: Some Account of their Rise and Development.
Is Part Of
Geological Sciences
See all items with this value
History
See all items with this value
Description
“The initial impetus for establishing a collection of mantle materials for research purposes in South Africa was provided by Gardner Williams and his son Alpheus Williams in the late 19th and early 20th century. These two American mining engineers shared a great interest in the mining methods and geology of the South African kimberlite-hosted diamond mines they were supervising. Each wrote books on the subject and the two men assembled a collection of scientifically interesting rock samples and minerals from the mines. Subsequent to the death of Alpheus Williams, the Williams family donated this collection to the Geology Department at UCT for teaching and research purposes” (Department of Geological Sciences 2021).
Creator
Gardner F. Wiliams
See all items with this value
Date Created
1902
Source
Williams, G. 1902. The Diamond Mines of South Africa: Some Account of their Rise and Development. New York, London: Macmillan.
Resonances
geology
See all items with this value
diamonds
See all items with this value
Mantle Room
See all items with this value
Alpheus Williams
See all items with this value
teaching
See all items with this value
research
See all items with this value
collection
See all items with this value
engineering
See all items with this value
Gardner Williams
See all items with this value
Cecil John Rhodes
See all items with this value
Kimberley
See all items with this value
medicine chest
See all items with this value
Type
Text
