kimberlite

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A variety of peridotite containing a high proportion of carbon dioxide; often contains diamonds. countable,uncountable
    — 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.

词形变化

kimberlites plural

词源

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