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Noun Concept
Categories: Kimberley, Northern Cape, Diamond, Economic geology, Subvolcanic rocks, Ultrapotassic rocks
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kimberlite  blue ground  Kimberliite  kimberlitic  yellow ground
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A rare type of peridotite that sometimes contains diamonds; found in South Africa and Siberia WordNet 3.0
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A rare type of peridotite that sometimes contains diamonds; found in South Africa and Siberia WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Kimberlite is an igneous rock and a rare variant of peridotite. Wikipedia
Deep igneous rock formed by violent eruption from the mantle which can carry diamonds Wikidata
A variety of peridotite containing a high proportion of carbon dioxide; often contains diamonds. Wiktionary
IS A
peridotite
MATERIAL USED
diamond
chromite
ilmenite
olivine
phlogopite
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Kimberley
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blue ground, Kimberliite, kimberlitic, yellow ground

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