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kimberlite
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Kimberlite
Kimberlite
is an
igneous
rock best known for sometimes containing
diamonds
. It is named after the town of
Kimberley
in
South Africa
, where the discovery of an diamond called the
Star of South Africa
in 1869 spawned a
diamond rush
, eventually creating the
Big Hole
.
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