KIMBERLITE


Meaning of KIMBERLITE in English

/kim"beuhr luyt'/ , n.

Petrol. a variety of micaceous peridotite, low in silica content and high in magnesium content, in which diamonds are formed.

[ 1885-90; named after KIMBERLEY, South Africa; see -ITE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .