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ALL meanings of pegmatite

peg·ma·tite
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  • noun pegmatite a coarsely crystalline granite or other high-silica rock occurring in veins or dikes. 1
  • noun pegmatite any of a class of exceptionally coarse-grained intrusive igneous rocks consisting chiefly of quartz and feldspar: often occurring as dykes among igneous rocks of finer grain 0
  • noun pegmatite a light-colored, coarsegrained, intrusive igneous rock, usually granitic, containing large crystals of quartz, feldspar, and mica, and sometimes rare minerals: typically found in fissures of other igneous rocks 0
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