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kimberlite in American English
a kind of peridotite which sometimes contains diamonds
noun: a variety of micaceous peridotite, low in silica content and high in magnesium content, in which diamonds are formed

kimberlite in British English
noun: an intrusive igneous rock generated at great depth in the earth's mantle and consisting largely of olivine and phlogopite. It often contains diamonds

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