pegmatite

ˈpɛɡməˌtaɪt

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Definition of pegmatite - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

geology

TECH.

coarse-grained rock often forming dykes in finer rocks

TECH.

Pegmatite dykes cut through the granite landscape.

granite

granite

TECH.

rock with extremely coarse granite from magma crystallization

TECH.

The pegmatite showed crystals several centimeters across.

granite

rock

stone

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coarse-grained rock often forming dykes in finer rocks
rock with extremely coarse granite from magma crystallization

Origin of pegmatite

Greek, pēgma (something fastened) + -ite (mineral suffix)

Examples of pegmatite in a sentence

Pegmatite often contains rare minerals.
Geologists discovered a large pegmatite in the quarry.
The museum displayed a rare pegmatite specimen.

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French:pegmatite, granite grossier, ...
German:Pegmatit, Pegmatitgestein, ...
Italian:pegmatite, ...
Spanish:pegmatita, ...
Portuguese:pegmatito, ...
Chinese:伟晶岩, 粗晶岩, ...
Japanese:ペグマタイト, 粗粒花崗岩, ...
Arabic:بِيغْماتِيت, ...
Hebrew:פֶּגְמָטִיט, ...
Russian:пегматит, ...
Ukrainian:пегматит, грубий граніт, ...
Hindi:पेग्माटाइट, पैग्मेटाइट, ...
Bengali:পেগমাটাইট, ...
Catalan:pegmatita, roca pegmatítica, ...
Czech:pegmatit, ...
Danish:pegmatit, pegmatitbjergart, ...
Dutch:pegmatiet, grof graniet, ...
Greek:πεγματίτης, χονδρόκοκκος γρανίτης, ...
Hungarian:pegmatit, ...
Khmer:ថ្មប៉េកម៉ាទីត, ថ្មអគ្គីសនីមានគ្រាប់រ៉ែធំខ្លាំង ដែលកើតពីការកករឹងនៃម៉ាក់ម៉ា, ...
Korean:페그마타이트, 조립 화강암, ...
Persian:پگماتیت, سنگ پگماتیت, ...
Polish:pegmatyt, ...
Portuguese (BR):pegmatito, ...
Romanian:pegmatit, rocă pegmatitică, ...
Swedish:pegmatit, ...
Thai:เพกมาไทต์, ...
Turkish:pegmatit, iri taneli granit, ...
Vietnamese:đá pegmatit, đá kết tinh, ...

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