Kimberlite
At a glance
- Type
- Rock
- Group
- Igneous rock
- Crystal system
- None (a rock)
- Hardness
- Medium (3 to 5.5)
- Density
- Medium (2.5 to 3.2)
- Occurs in
- Igneous rocks
- Foliation
- Not layered
- Colour
- Grey, Black, Green
- Lustre
- Dull
- Use
- Ore
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Kimberlite is named after the town of Kimberley in South Africa, where diamonds were found in it in the 1870s.
- Kimberlite erupts in violent bursts from depths of 150 kilometres or more, carrying diamonds up in a rush.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q204376 · All stones · All entries