KIMBERLITE

Meaning of KIMBERLITE in English

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

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

KIMBERLITE — noun Etymology: Kimberley, South Africa + 1-ite Date: 1887 an agglomerate biotite-peridotite that occurs in pipes especially in southern Africa …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KIMBERLITE — or blue ground Dark, heavy, often fragmented igneous rock that may contain Kimberlite is a {{link=mica">mica peridotite, an ultrabasic rock …
Английский словарь Британика
KIMBERLITE — ˈkimbə(r)ˌlīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Kimberl ey, Union of So. Africa + English -ite : an agglomerate biotite-peridotite that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KIMBERLITE — /kim"beuhr luyt'/ , n. Petrol. a variety of micaceous peridotite, low in silica content and high in magnesium content, in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KIMBERLITE — noun Etymology: Kimberl ey, South Africa + -ite (I) Date: 1887 : an agglomerate biotite-peridotite that occurs in pipes especially …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KIMBERLITE — [ 'kɪmbəlʌɪt ] ■ noun Geology a rare, blue-tinged, coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock sometimes containing diamonds, found in South Africa …
Concise Oxford English vocab
KIMBERLITE — [kim.ber.lite] n [Kimberley, So. Africa + [1]-ite] (1887): an agglomerate biotite-peridotite that occurs in pipes esp. in southern Africa and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KIMBERLITE — also called blue ground a dark-coloured, heavy, often altered and brecciated (fragmented), intrusive igneous rock that contains the only diamonds …
Britannica English vocabulary
KIMBERLITE — kimberlite BrE AmE ˈkɪm bə laɪt AmE \ -b ə r-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KIMBERLITE — n. Mineral. a rare igneous blue-tinged rock sometimes containing diamonds, found in South Africa and Siberia. Also called blue ground …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KIMBERLITE — n. Mineral. a rare igneous blue-tinged rock sometimes containing diamonds, found in South Africa and Siberia. Also called blue ground …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KIMBERLITE — n. or blue ground Dark, heavy, often fragmented igneous rock that may contain diamonds in the rock matrix. Kimberlite is …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
KIMBERLITE — кимберлит (минералогия) кимберлит
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KIMBERLITE — Кимберлит
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
KIMBERLITE — n мин. кимберлит
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KIMBERLITE — кимберлит ( алмазоносная порода )
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
KIMBERLITE — кимберлит (алмазоносная порода)
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
KIMBERLITE — кимберлит
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
KIMBERLITE — (n) кимберлит
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
KIMBERLITE — n мин. кимберлит
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
KIMBERLITE — n мин. кимберлит
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
KIMBERLITE — кимберлит (алмазоносная порода)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
KIMBERLITE — кимберлит (минералогия) кимберлит
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
KIMBERLITE — n. Pronunciation: ' kim-b ə r- ˌ l ī t Function: noun Etymology: Kimberl ey, South Africa + 1 -ite …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
YELLOW GROUND — noun Etymology: translation of Afrikaans geelgrond : kimberlite found in the upper portion of a pipe
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLUE STUFF — noun : kimberlite
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLUE GROUND — noun Etymology: translation of Afrikaans blougrond : kimberlite
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLUE EARTH — noun : kimberlite
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PERIDOTITE — a coarse-grained, dark-coloured, heavy, intrusive igneous rock that contains at least 10 percent olivine, other iron- and magnesia-rich minerals (generally …
Britannica English vocabulary
DIAMOND — Diamond a mineral composed of pure carbon. It is the hardest naturally occurring substance known; it is also the most …
Britannica English vocabulary
ZEMKORITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: Na2Ca(CO3)2 Composition: (Molecular Weight = 206.08 gm) Sodium 22.31 % Na Calcium 19.45 % Ca Carbon …
Mineralogy Database English vocab
DIAMOND — General Information: Chemical Formula: C Composition: (Molecular Weight = 12.01 gm) Carbon 100.0 % C Empirical Formula: C Environment: Gas …
Mineralogy Database English vocab

Oxford English vocab

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