What is kimberlite rock? snapthesis

hey everyone welcome back to our Channel today we are going to talk about one of the most fascinating rocks on the Planet kimberlite Rock This igneous rock has a lot of interesting characteristics and history behind it so let's Dive Right In kimberlight is a rare and unique type of igneous rock that is known for containing diamonds it is named after the town of Kimberly in South Africa where the first diamond deposits were discovered in the 19th century kimberlite is formed deep within the Earth's mantle around 100 200 kilometers below the surface and is brought to the surface by explosive volcanic eruptions kimberlite is formed when magma from the mantle Rises towards the surface and meets a pocket of carbon-rich material such as a diamond deposit this causes an explosive reaction that creates a kimberlite pipe which is a vertical column of rock that can be several hundred meters wide and several kilometers deep kimberlite pipes are found in areas known as critons which are the oldest and most stable parts of the Earth's crust one of the most unique things about Kimber light rock is its association with diamonds although not all kimberlite pipes contain diamonds most of the world's Diamond deposits are found in kimberlite pipes in addition kimberlite is a very rare rock type that is only found in a few locations around the world including South Africa Russia Canada and Australia kimberlite rock is not only important because of its association with diamonds but also because it contains other valuable minerals such as Garnet spinal and omanite these minerals can be extracted and used in a variety of Industries including construction electronics and jewelry so there you have it a brief introduction to Kimber light rock it's amazing to think that this unassuming Rock can contain some of the most valuable materials on the planet we hope you found this video interesting and informative don't forget to hit the like button and subscribe to our channel for more fascinating content like this thanks for watching

Channel: Snapthesis

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Keywords: crystal, mineral, rock, rockhounding, hunting

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Length: 2min 4sec (124 seconds)

Published: Sun Mar 19 2023