单词 | kimberlite |
释义 | kimberlite/ˈkɪmbəlʌɪt /noun [mass noun] Geology A rare, blue-tinged, coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock sometimes containing diamonds, found in South Africa and Siberia. Also called blue ground.It was suggested by some readers that the matrix for the featured diamond crystal from the Jagersfontein mine looked suspiciously like the rock eclogite rather than kimberlite....
OriginLate 19th century: from Kimberley + -ite1. |
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