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Pegmatite

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Noun

1. pegmatite

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pegmatite

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noun
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

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Pegmatite

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noun
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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pegmatite

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

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