kimberlite

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

kim=ber=lite

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun kimberlite has 1 sense

kimberlite(n = noun.substance) Array - a rare type of peridotite that sometimes contains diamonds; found in South Africa and Siberia; Array

is a kind of

peridotite

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

kimberlite, n. Mineral. a rare igneous blue-tinged rock sometimes containing diamonds, found in South Africa and Siberia. Also called blue ground (see BLUE(1)).

Etymology

Kimberley in S. Africa

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