KIMBERLITE


Meaning of KIMBERLITE in English

[ 'kɪmbəlʌɪt ]

■ noun Geology a rare, blue-tinged, coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock sometimes containing diamonds, found in South Africa and Siberia.

Origin

C19: from Kimberley , a South African city and diamond-mining centre, + -ite 1 .

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