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kimberlitic

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kim·ber·lite   (kĭm'bər-līt')   
n.  A rock formation in South Africa containing peridotite, in which diamonds are formed.

[After Kimberley, a city in central South Africa.]
kim'ber·lit'ic (-lĭt'ĭk) adj.
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