pegmatite
See also: Pegmatite
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛɡmətaɪt/
Noun
pegmatite (countable and uncountable, plural pegmatites)
- A coarsely crystalline igneous or plutonic rock composed primarily of feldspar and quartz, normally with muscovite and/or biotite mica.
Derived terms
- micropegmatite
- pegmatitic
- pegmatoid
See also
- feldspar
- granite
- quartz
French
Noun
pegmatite f (plural pegmatites)
- pegmatite
Further reading
- “pegmatite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Noun
pegmatite f (plural pegmatiti)
- (geology) pegmatite