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pegmatite

[ US /ˈpɛɡməˌtaɪt/ ]
NOUN
  1. a form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse granite resulting from the crystallization of magma rich in rare elements

How To Use pegmatite In A Sentence

  • Acicular crystals and crystal aggregates of pyrolusite are found in vugs in the pegmatites of the district.
  • Apatite is the most common phosphate mineral found in granitic pegmatites.
  • Nb-dominant kupletskite and, similarly, Zr-rich astrophyllite in the altered pegmatites are thought to be extremely late-stage phases, the result of remobilization of Nb and Zr by postmagmatic deuteric fluids.
  • In graphic granite and in pegmatites, perthite is of common occurrence.
  • A fellow that he knows showed us a bucketful of aquamarines and two large garnets and then took us for a short walk to the pegmatites on his farm.
  • The latter do not include typical pegmatite minerals and appear mainly along the tectonic fractures present at this locality.
  • They collected several pegmatite pockets in which topaz was associated with both clear and smoky quartz, microcline, albite, muscovite, fluorite, and cassiterite.
  • The dark green color of the emerald required chromium, an element not normally found in granitic pegmatites but often in good supply in ultramafics.
  • He went up and took a look at the cliff and rock chimneys above the pegmatites, but he didn't like heights.
  • They collected several pegmatite pockets in which topaz was associated with both clear and smoky quartz, microcline, albite, muscovite, fluorite, and cassiterite.
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