Oceanography at work
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Shows scientific methods of diamond prospecting under the sea. Geologists on the “Xhosa” use seismic surveys co-ordinated with land based radar beacons to map the ocean floor. The divers using underwater television probe for rock samples. Another ship, the “Rock-eater”, caps the search by drilling into a charted gravel deposit to bring diamonds from under the sea.
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- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record
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