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Kimberlite occurs in diatremes (pipes), dykes and sills of very limited size, and one example of a kimberlite ring dyke is known in Sierra Leone. (The words diatreme and pipe will be used synonymously.)
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Dawson, J.B. (1980). Geology of Kimberlite Intrusions. In: Kimberlites and Their Xenoliths. Minerals and Rocks, vol 15. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67742-7_3
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