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Electromagnetics and the
Emplacement of Kimberlites

Kimberlites - Racing to the Surface

Kimberlites are essentially vertical explosions of very hot material from the mantle-lithospheric boundary which explode upwards starting at 40-50 MPH eventually reaching near supersonic speed as they approach the earths surface. When one of these things comes up - you don't know it until the ground

jiggles a wee bit - then BOOM!

A kimberlite typically completes its journey from 150 miles or more down in as little as 15 minutes rather then tens hundreds or even thousands of years as in hte case of most volcanoes.

Kimberlites tend to be grouped like a shotgun blast. All of them coming up at about the same time. There is no known
mechanism behind Kimberlites, but some scientists believe they are related to shockwaves set up inside the earth after large asteroid impacts or other cataclysmic events in the earths crust.

Another interesting thing about Kimberlites is their high rates of ascent enable them to bring diamonds and other nifty goodies from deep inside the earth without reducing them to their base elements through adibatic combustion.

They also dont tend to erupt once they have lost their energy and that probably happens in the space of 30 minutes to an hour.