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kimberlite pipe

kimberlite pipe noun: a natural volcanic pipe composed of kimberlite, by which geological matter from deep within the Earth can be projected violently to the surface.

Noun

kimberlite pipe (plural kimberlite pipes)

  1. A natural volcanic pipe composed of kimberlite, by which geological matter from deep within the Earth can be projected violently to the surface.
    • Because they come up from such depths – up to 200 kilometres down – kimberlite pipes bring up all kinds of things not normally found on or near the surface: a rock called peridotite, crystals of olivine and – just occasionally, in about one pipe in a hundred – diamonds.2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, page 190

Forms of kimberlite pipe

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Questions about kimberlite pipe

What does kimberlite pipe mean?
Kimberlite pipe means a natural volcanic pipe composed of kimberlite, by which geological matter from deep within the Earth can be projected violently to the surface.
What part of speech is kimberlite pipe?
Kimberlite pipe is a noun.
What is the plural of kimberlite pipe?
The plural of kimberlite pipe is kimberlite pipes.

Words near kimberlite pipe in the dictionary

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

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