PEGMATITE


Meaning of PEGMATITE in English

[ 'pɛgmətʌɪt ]

■ noun Geology a coarsely crystalline granite or other igneous rock with crystals several centimetres in length.

Origin

C19: from Gk pēgma , pēgmat- 'thing joined together' + -ite 1 .

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