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kimberlite

kimberlite noun: a variety of peridotite containing a high proportion of carbon dioxide; often contains diamonds.

Noun

kimberlite (countable and uncountable, plural kimberlites)

  1. 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.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 54

Forms of kimberlite

pluralkimberlites

Origin of kimberlite

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

Words formed from kimberlite

Phrases with kimberlite

Questions about kimberlite

What does kimberlite mean?
Kimberlite means a variety of peridotite containing a high proportion of carbon dioxide; often contains diamonds.
What part of speech is kimberlite?
Kimberlite is a noun.
What is the plural of kimberlite?
The plural of kimberlite is kimberlites.

Words near kimberlite in the dictionary

  1. Kimberley horse disease
  2. kimberlin
  3. Kimberling
  4. Kimberlings
  5. kimberlins
  6. kimberlite
  7. kimberlite pipe
  8. kimberlite pipes
  9. kimberlites
  10. kimberlitic
  11. Kimberly

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