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kimberlite

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From Kimberley + -ite, from the name of the South African town of Kimberley where the mineral was first found.

noun kimberlites

countable, uncountable A variety of peridotite containing a high proportion of carbon dioxide; often contains diamonds. 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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noun igneous rock

日本語	キンバーライト Kinbāraito, キンバリー岩 Kinbarīgan
Ελληνικά	κιμπερλίτης kimperlítis

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@misc{kimberlite_2026,
  title = {kimberlite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kimberlite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}