Pegmatite

What do we mean by pegmatite?

A coarse-grained granite, sometimes rich in rare elements such as uranium, tungsten, and tantalum. noun

Coarsely crystallized granite. Also called granitel, granitelle. noun

Graphic granite. See under granite. noun

More generally, a coarse granite occurring as vein material in other rocks. noun

A coarsely crystalline igneous or plutonic rock composed primarily of feldspar and quartz, normally with muscovite and/or biotite mica. Often contains other minerals, which may be of economic importance. Pegmatite is chemically identical to granite, but has a much coarser crystal structure. Common colors are gray, white, and pink. Pegmatite is quarried for decorative stone and as a source of beryllium, columbium and tantalum when these are present. Gemstones of the quartz/silicate family may also be found in pegmatites. noun

A form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse granite resulting from the crystallization of magma rich in rare elements noun

A coarsely crystalline igneous or plutonic rock composed primarily of feldspar and quartz, normally with muscovite and/or biotite mica.

Words that are spelled similarly to pegmatite:
pegmatite, hematite, pegmatitic, pegmatites, migmatite, dermatite.

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Adjectives that are often used to describe pegmatite:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective pegmatite:
veins, dikes, dike, body, vein, deposits, dyke, bodies, dykes, formation, minerals, granite, investigations, mass, magma, mineral, quartz, material, rock, districts, type, pockets, crystallization, r0mteland, feldspar, feldspars, mining, rocks, lenses, ores, solutions, magmas, intrusions, occurrences, streaks, emplacement, sills.

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