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Meaning of PEGMATITE

Pronunciation:  'pegmu`tIt

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

PEGMATITE is a 9 letter word that starts with P.

 

 See Also: igneous rock, samarskite

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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