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Definition of Kimberlite
1. Noun. A rare type of peridotite that sometimes contains diamonds; found in South Africa and Siberia.
Definition of Kimberlite
1. Noun. (geology) A variety of peridotite containing a high proportion of carbon dioxide; often contains diamonds. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kimberlite
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kimberlite
Literary usage of Kimberlite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Economic Mineralogy: A Practical Guide to the Study of Useful Minerals by Thomas Crook (1921)
"Near the surface, where the kimberlite pipes are exposed to weathering, the rock
becomes partially decomposed, forming what is termed " yellow ground," to ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"He claims that "Lewis over and over again says that the diamond is as much a part
of the kimberlite as its other component minerals. ..."
3. The High Lights of Arkansas History by Dallas Tabor Herndon, Arkansas History Commission (1922)
"There are four small areas of the peridotite and the kimberlite Diamond Company
is also operating in the field. AN ARKANSAN APPOINTED AMBASSADOR TO THE ..."
4. The Mining Engineer (1908)
"The kimberlite in the veins differs from that in the pipes structurally, ...
It may, therefore, be inferred that the vcin-kimberlite solidified under ..."
5. The Geophysical Expression of Selected Mineral Deposit Models edited by D. B. Hoover (1993)
"gravity high ring about the central low, and due to dense, deeper, kimberlite
has not been observed. Guptasarma and others (1989) report both positive and ..."
6. Papers and Notes on the Genesis and Matrix of the Diamond by Henry Carvill Lewis (1897)
"The kimberlite breccia forms by far the greater portion of the rock, ... It is
traversed by dykes of kimberlite proper, and contains streaks and patches of ..."
7. The Heart of the Matter: Sierra Leone, Diamonds & Human Security : Complete ...by Ian Smillie, Lansana Gberie, Ralph Hazleton by Ian Smillie, Lansana Gberie, Ralph Hazleton (2000)
"Primary deposits are those which occur in basic volcanic rock, known as kimberlite.
Secondary deposits are those which occur in alluvial deposits of ..."
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