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- noun Plural form of
lamprophyre .
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The Diamond Exploration Inc. technical team believes that diamond stability field conditions exist within the mantle root beneath the Cobalt area and the presence of diamond-bearing lamprophyres confirms that the mantle is fertile for diamonds in this region.
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Apex comments that kimberlites and to a lesser degree, lamproites, lamprophyres and alluvial deposits are the source of economic diamond deposits worldwide.
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