Definition of Pegmatite. Meaning of Pegmatite. Synonyms of Pegmatite

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Definition of Pegmatite

Pegmatite
Pegmatite 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.

Meaning of Pegmatite from wikipedia

- A pegmatite is an igneous rock showing a very co**** texture, with large interlocking crystals usually greater in size than 1 cm (0.4 in) and sometimes...
- the eastern edge by the Blue Ridge Front. The pegmatites intruded into the Ashe Formation. The pegmatites and country rock are part of the Spruce Pine...
- The Tin Mountain pegmatite is an igneous intrusion located in the southern Black Hills, South Dakota. It is a part of the Harney Peak Granite dome that...
- granites, pegmatites, and schists, and "books" (large individual crystals) of mica several feet across have been found in some pegmatites. Micas are...
- minerals; this is called a pegmatite. The high water content of the magma made it possible for the crystals to grow quickly, so pegmatite crystals are often quite...
- the Ross Ice Shelf. From the south, features include Patterson Peak, Pegmatite Peak, Feeney Peak, Feeney Col and Hidden Col. Along the Ross Ice Shelf...
- noted in beryl dissolution cavities at the Noumas II Pegmatite, part of the Orange River pegmatite belt in the Northern Cape of South Africa. Large crystals...
- Lepidolite is found with other lithium-bearing minerals, such as spodumene, in pegmatite bodies. It has also been found in high-temperature quartz veins, greisens...
- visited the point and gave the name because of the abundance of the rock Pegmatite. 84°56′S 166°56′W / 84.933°S 166.933°W / -84.933; -166.933. A Y-shaped...
- The Harding Pegmatite Mine is a former adit mine that extracted lithium, tantalum, and beryllium from a Precambrian pegmatite sill. It ceased operations...