Kimberlite Igneous Rock Specimen From Kimberley, South Africa
Size-7.4cm x 6.1cm x 2.8cm
Weight-
110g
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Kimberlite is a rare volatile rich igneous rocks,best known as the primary host and elevator for natural diamonds. It is not a single mineral but rather an ultramafic rock composed of multiple mineral species.
It forms deep within the earths mantle at depths exceeding 150km. Gas rich kimberlite magma ascends rapidly.erupting violently to form distinctive carrot shaped diatremes pipes and sometimes dikes.