[Rockhounds] Article: Rain of Diamonds

Fri Jul 11 05:54:48 PDT 2008

No that is exactly what the Barren Lands says, no comets required. There are
a lot of Kimberlite pipes in North America tho, not just the ones in Canada.
Most don't have diamonds.

And I am no expert.

BK

On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 2:08 AM, Jacob Linder <syonix at comcast.net> wrote:

> I don't claim to be an expert on the topic. But what I'm saying is the
> stuff
> im reading says otherwise. You obviously know a lot and I don't want to
> disrepect you.. Check this out
>
> http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1350&nm=Minerals-of-Ohio
>
> Diamonds - Carbon. At least six diamonds have been found in Ohio in
> sediments deposited by glaciers of the Pleistocene Ice Age. All were small
> crystals. As with gold, these minerals were carried to Ohio from Canada by
> glaciers. In recent years, diamond-bearing kimberlite pipes have been
> discovered in the Canadian shield and they may have been the source for
> rare
> Ohio diamonds.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com
> [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] On Behalf Of J Bryan Kramer
> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 7:30 PM
> To: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors
> Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Article: Rain of Diamonds
>
> When you get massive floods you get scablands like western Washington
> created by the Lake Missoula floods:
>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missoula_Floods>
>
> Just where are those scablands in Ohio?
>
> BK
>
> On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 10:21 PM, Jacob Linder <syonix at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > I did, and that's why I said what I said.
> > Stuff hits the earth all the time. When stuff hits the earth, it could
> > cause things to be displaced by the energy of the impact. There is
> > actually a lot of science behind the idea that the last ice age came
> > to an end because of an event such as this. And I think personally
> > that billions of gallons of rushing water from the ice melting
> > (regardless of what triggered it
> > frankly)
> > has the capacity to transport vast amounts of material from point a to
> > point b.. So either scenario is very plausible in my opinion. I mean
> > how else would material move from point a to b.. Thru Water or the
> > air.. Or I suppose continental drift for that matter.
> >
> > Anyway, looks like a great book I just bought it from Amazon I'll
> > check it out thanks for the rec.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com
> > [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] On Behalf Of J Bryan
> > Kramer
> > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 7:16 PM
> > To: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors
> > Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Article: Rain of Diamonds
> >
> > The best way to look at these "theories" is to use Ockham's Razor:
> >
> > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_Razor>
> >
> > That's the principal that states that the simplest explanation is
> > usually correct. When you hear hoof beats think horse not zebra. No
> > comets are needed to explain the presence of diamonds or gold.
> >
> > BK
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 10:07 PM, Jacob Linder <syonix at comcast.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > > I will check it out, thank you.
> > > I want trying to be an ass, I've just been listening and reading on
> > > here for a while learning as much as I can, and when something like
> > > that is said, and I don't get your reply I wanted a little more than
> > > that .. Much appreicated.
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com
> > > [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] On Behalf Of J Bryan
> > > Kramer
> > > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 7:06 PMazor
> > > To: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem
> > > collectors
> > > Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Article: Rain of Diamonds
> > >
> > > You should read "The Barren Lands"
> > >
> > > <
> > >
> > > http://www.amazon.com/Barren-Lands-Search-Diamonds-American/dp/08050
> > > 71
> > > 857/re
> > > f=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215741849&sr=8-1<http://www.amazon.
> > > com/Barren-Lands-Search-Diamonds-American/dp/0805071857/ref=pd_bbs_s
> > > r_ 1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215741849&sr=8-1>
> > > >
> > >
> > > An excellent book, a good scientific detective story and you'll then
> > > know where the diamonds came from. Good price too.
> > >
> > > BK
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 9:57 PM, Jacob Linder <syonix at comcast.net>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Did you even read it?
> > > >
> > > > I would love to hear exactly why you think the that? I actually
> > > > read the story and it says that they found a few specimen in one
> > > > area that came from another and they speculated that it was from
> > > > an asteroid hitting, thus toss debris from the ground it hit into
> > > > the air, or from glacier melt.. Doesn't seem all that "crazy"...
> > > > It says nothing about "all" of them coming from a comet.. That's
> > > > just hyped
> > nonsense trashtalk.
> > > >
> > > > "New chemical analyses of diamond, gold and silver found in Ohio
> > > > and Indiana reveal the minerals were transported there from Canada
> > > > several thousand years ago. The question is, how? "
> > > > ...
> > > > "The diamonds, gold and silver could have been ejected into the
> > > > air during the blasts, West said, or they could have been carried
> > > > south by rivers formed from the melt water of liquified glaciers. "
> > > > ...
> > > > "We're a long way from saying categorically that these things got
> > > > here because of this event," West said. "They're consistent, but
> > > > we've got a lot more work to do to show there's a direct connection."
> > > >
> > > > ---
> > > >
> > > > Have a good day.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com
> > > > [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] On Behalf Of J Bryan
> > > > Kramer
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 8:49 PM
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> > > > collectors
> > > > Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Article: Rain of Diamonds
> > > >
> > > > I assume this theory was developed by those idiots sitting inside
> > > > their pyramids in Taos NM.
> > > >
> > > > BK
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 7:54 PM, Jeanne Rhodes-Moen
> > > > <jeanne at jeannius.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > a new theory says that gold, silver, diamonds etc found in Eastern
> N.
> > > > > America may have come from a comet that shattered over Canada
> > > > > during the last Ice Age..
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/080707-canada-diamonds.ht
> > > > > ml
> > > > >
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