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kim·ber·lite (kim′bər līt′)

noun

a kind of peridotite which sometimes contains diamonds

Etymology: < Kimberley + -lite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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