kimberlite
See also: Kimberlite
English edit
Etymology edit
Kimberley + -ite, from the name of the South African town of Kimberley where the mineral was first found.
Noun edit
kimberlite (countable and uncountable, plural kimberlites)
- (geology) A variety of peridotite containing a high proportion of carbon dioxide; often contains diamonds.
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 54:
- Some researchers think that the warming was caused as kimberlite pipes (volcanic vents originating deep in the Earth’s mantle) reached the surface near Lac de Gras in northern Canada and released huge amounts of carbon.
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Translations edit
igneous rock
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Further reading edit
- “kimberlite”, in Mindat.org – Glossary[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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kimberlite f (plural kimberliti)