kimberlite
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See also: Kimberlite
English
Etymology
Kimberley + -ite, from the name of the South African town of Kimberley where the mineral was first found.
Noun
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.
Derived terms
Translations
igneous rock
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Further reading
- “kimberlite”, in Mindat.org – Glossary, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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Etymology
Noun
kimberlite f (plural kimberliti)