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  • noun Plural form of diatreme.

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Examples

  • A large number of Kimberlite pipes, diatremes and basalt of Terfiary age (70 to 35 ma) intrude into the basement rocks.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1998

  • A previous diamond drill program in 2007 encountered multiple intersections of veinlets in both the diatremes and the basement sediments.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2010

  • A previous diamond drill program in 2007 encountered multiple intersections of veinlets in both the diatremes and the basement sediments.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2010

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