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KIMBERLITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does kimberlite mean?
• KIMBERLITE (noun)
The noun KIMBERLITE has 1 sense:
1. a rare type of peridotite that sometimes contains diamonds; found in South Africa and Siberia
Familiarity information: KIMBERLITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rare type of peridotite that sometimes contains diamonds; found in South Africa and Siberia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("kimberlite" is a kind of...):
peridotite (a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine)
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