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kimberlite


kimberlite
Kimberlite from Finland.
Photo by Siim Sepp; source: Wikipedia
A basic igneous rock, often altered and fragmented, which contains diamonds formed in situ. Kimberlite consists of olivine with mica, serpentine, calcite, and other minerals. Its chief occurrences is as pipes and dikes at Kimberley, South Africa.


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