kimberlite

See also: Kimberlite

English

Etymology

From Kimberley +‎ -ite, from the name of the South African town of Kimberley where the mineral was first found.

Noun

kimberlite (countable and uncountable, plural kimberlites)

1. (geology) A variety of peridotite containing a high proportion of carbon dioxide; often contains diamonds.
   • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 54:

     Some researchers think that the warming was caused as kimberlite pipes (volcanic vents originating deep in the Earth’s mantle) reached the surface near Lac de Gras in northern Canada and released huge amounts of carbon.

Derived terms

• kimberlite pipe

Translations

igneous rock

• Greek: κιμπερλίτης (el) m (kimperlítis)
• Japanese: キンバーライト (Kinbāraito), キンバリー岩 (Kinbarīgan)

Further reading

• “kimberlite”, in Mindat.org – Glossary‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

Anagrams

• timberlike

Italian

Etymology

From Kimberley +‎ -lite.

Noun

kimberlite f (plural kimberliti)

1. kimberlite