Kimberley kimberlite fields
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The Kimberley kimberlite fields are a cluster of ancient volcanic pipes in South Africa famous for their rich diamond deposits and historic role in the global diamond industry.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diamond-bearing geological formation
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kimberlite field ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfPipes | dozens of kimberlite bodies ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
De Beers
NERFINISHED
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Kimberley diamond rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCompany | De Beers Consolidated Mines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf | kimberlite pipes ⓘ |
| contains |
Big Hole kimberlite pipe
NERFINISHED
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Bultfontein kimberlite pipe NERFINISHED ⓘ Du Toitspan Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Dutoitspan kimberlite pipe NERFINISHED ⓘ Wesselton kimberlite pipe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| diamondType | mostly gem-quality diamonds ⓘ |
| discoveredInPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major historical source of gem-quality diamonds ⓘ |
| eruptedThrough | diatremes ⓘ |
| eruptionDepthSource | upper mantle ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | explosive volcanic pipes ⓘ |
| formedBy | deep-mantle magmatism ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Early Cretaceous
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Late Cretaceous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| globalRanking | one of the earliest major commercial diamond fields ⓘ |
| hasMiningHistorySince | 1870s ⓘ |
| heritageAspect | important site in mining heritage of South Africa ⓘ |
| hostRock |
Karoo Supergroup
NERFINISHED
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Precambrian basement rocks ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Kimberley city
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emergence of large-scale industrial mining ⓘ global diamond trade patterns ⓘ |
| linkedTo | labor and social history of South African mining ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kimberley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mineralResource |
diamond
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garnet ⓘ ilmenite ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historic role in global diamond industry
ⓘ
rich diamond deposits ⓘ |
| partOf | Kaapvaal Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rockType | kimberlite ⓘ |
| significance | type locality for kimberlite rock ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
economic geology
ⓘ
mantle petrology ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | stable cratonic lithosphere ⓘ |
| transportedToSurface | xenocrystic diamonds ⓘ |
| usedFor | diamond mining ⓘ |
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