单词 | kimberlite |
释义 | kimberlite (once / 984943 pages) n WORD FAMILY kimberlite USAGE EXAMPLESCorrections & Amplifications: Only about 15 in 100 kimberlite pipes contains even one diamond. Wall Street Journal(Oct 23, 2015) A geologist has discovered a plant that seems to grow only on top of kimberlite pipes—columns of volcanic rock that often contain diamonds. Science Magazine(May 08, 2015) The palm-like Pandanus candelabrum apparently prefers soil rich in kimberlite — a type of igneous rock that forms in the Earth's crust in huge vertical columns. The Verge(May 07, 2015) n a rare type of peridotite that sometimes contains diamonds; found in South Africa and Siberia Hyper peridotite a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine |
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