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kimberlites

kimberlites is the plural of kimberlite.

Meaning of kimberlite

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

Questions about kimberlites

What is kimberlites the plural of?
Kimberlites is the plural of kimberlite.

Words near kimberlites in the dictionary

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

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