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Dictionary Results for Pegmatite:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

pegmatite
    n 1: a form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse
         granite resulting from the crystallization of magma rich in
         rare elements

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
       [1913 Webster]

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