kimberlite

kimberlite
noun Etymology: Kimberley, South Africa + 1-ite Date: 1887 an agglomerate biotite-peridotite that occurs in pipes especially in southern Africa and that often contains diamonds

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  • kimberlite — [ kɛ̃bɛrlit ] n. f. • 1902; de Kimberley, n. d une ville sud africaine, probablt d apr. l angl. ♦ Minér. Roche éruptive dans laquelle on trouve le diamant. ● kimberlite nom féminin (de Kimberley, nom propre) Roche ultrabasique mise en place dans… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • kimberlite — [kim′bər līt΄] n. [< KIMBERLEY + LITE] a kind of peridotite which sometimes contains diamonds …   English World dictionary

  • kimberlite — /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 ITE1] * * * or blue ground Dark, heavy, often… …   Universalium

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  • kimberlite — noun A variety of peridotite containing a high proportion of carbon dioxide; often contains diamonds …   Wiktionary

  • kimberlite — kim·ber·lì·te s.f. TS petr. roccia eruttiva della famiglia delle peridotiti, composta da olivina, pirosseni e anfiboli, che in Sud Africa costituisce la roccia madre contenente diamanti {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1957. ETIMO: der. di Kimberly, nome …   Dizionario italiano

  • kimberlite — pl.f. kimberliti …   Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari

  • kimberlite — [ 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, + ite1 …   English new terms dictionary

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