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Kimberlite
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Hard
Streak
Lust
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Kimberlite is often called "Diamond ore" because diamonds are often found within Kimberlite. It is named after the town of Kimberley in South Africa, where the finding of a large kimberlite pipe in the 1870s spawned a diamond rush.

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