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Pegmatite

Pegmatite Meaning & Definition
Pegmatite Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pegmatite?

[n] a form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse granite resulting from the crystallization of magma rich in rare elements

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See Also | igneous rock | samarskite

Pegmatite In Webster's Dictionary

\Peg"ma*tite\, n. [From Gr. ? something fastened together, in allusion to the quartz and feldspar in graphic granite: cf. F. pegmatite. See {Pegm}.] (Min.) (a) Graphic granite. See under {Granite}. (b) More generally, a coarse granite occurring as vein material in other rocks.

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