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Word: Pegmatite
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from Greek pēgma, pēgmat- ‘thing joined together’ + -ite
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɛɡmətʌɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a coarsely crystalline granite or other igneous rock with crystals several centimetres in length
Short Definition:coarsely crystalline granite or other igneous rock with crystals several centimetres in length
Examples:- tourmaline occurs mainly in granites, pegmatites, and greisens
- pegmatite dykes
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