Kimberley Big Hole
📍 Northern Cape, South Africa · -28.7440°, 24.7710°
The hand-dug Big Hole yielded 2722 kg of diamonds by 1914 and birthed De Beers. Kimberlite pipes named a geological era; Type IIb blues from nearby Cullinan continue the legacy.
📍 Northern Cape, South Africa · -28.7440°, 24.7710°
The hand-dug Big Hole yielded 2722 kg of diamonds by 1914 and birthed De Beers. Kimberlite pipes named a geological era; Type IIb blues from nearby Cullinan continue the legacy.