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black powder. The discovery of diamonds in Canyon Diablo was made 

 in 1891 by Professor G. A. Kcenig of Philadelphia and was afterward 

 confirmed by Dr. George F. Kunz of New York, Professor Huntington 

 of Harvard University, Professor Moissan of Paris and other investiga- 

 tors. In 1905 Moissan dissolved a fragment of Canyon Diablo weighing 



canyon Diablo 

 Weight, 1087 pounds. Diamonds have been found in specimens of this fall. 



several pounds and obtained not only recognizable crystals of the 

 diamond, but also crystals of a mineral corresponding exactly in com- 

 position to the extremely hard artificial silicide of carbon (CSi 2 ) known 

 as carborundum. This new mineral has been named moissanite, and 

 this is the first time that it has been found in nature. 



Canyon Diablo was found in 1891 at and near Coon Butte, Arizona, 

 in the vicinity of the town of Canyon Diablo. The original size of the 



