different between kimberline vs kimberlite

English

Etymology

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Noun

kimberline (plural kimberlines)

1. (Britain, derogatory, slang) An outsider on the Isle of Portland, UK

References

• Fido Lunettes (nom de plume), 1825, An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Peninsula of Portland from the Earliest to the Present Time, in The Portland Year Book and Island Record 1905, reprinted Portland Museum, 2004

English

Etymology

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

Noun

kimberlite (plural kimberlites)

1. (geology) A variety of peridotite containing a high proportion of carbon dioxide; often contains diamonds.

Derived terms

• kimberlite pipe

Further reading

• “kimberlite”, in Mindat.org – Glossary?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

• timberlike

Italian

Etymology

Kimberley +? -lite

Noun

kimberlite f (plural kimberliti)

1. kimberlite