Kimberlite rock. Polarised light micrograph of kimberlite, best known as a diamond host rock. It is an ultrabasic igneous rock, consisting of a fine-g

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Kimberlite rock. Polarised light micrograph of kimberlite, best known as a diamond host rock. It is an ultrabasic igneous rock, consisting of a fine-grained groundmass with larger crystals of olivine, garnet and other minerals.

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