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Definition of Pegmatites
1. pegmatite [n] - See also: pegmatite
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pegmatites
Literary usage of Pegmatites
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mineral Deposits by Waldemar Lindgren (1913)
"The pegmatites often absorb material from their walls, and near them ... TYPES OF
pegmatites Acidic pegmatites.—The most common type consists of the ..."
2. Introduction to the Study of Minerals: A Combined Textbook and Pocket Manual by Austin Flint Rogers (1912)
"pegmatites pegmatites are dikes or veins that have been formed during the last
stages in the ... Among the characteristics of pegmatites are large crystals, ..."
3. The Principles of Economic Geology by William Harvey Emmons (1918)
"Temperature of Formation of pegmatites.—From their associations it is believed
that pegmatites are normally formed at high temperatures. ..."
4. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1917)
"Zircon-Bearing pegmatites in Virginia BY THOMAS L. WATSON,* PH. ... Zircon in
large masses occurs in Virginia in the well-known pegmatites near Amelia in ..."
5. General Economic Geology: A Textbook by William Harvey Emmons (1922)
"pegmatites Occurrence.—In or near deep-seated igneous rocks; many are near the
outer margins of intrusives. Where pegmatites intrude sedimentary rocks' or ..."
6. Final Report by New Jersey Geological Survey (1910)
"Where the gneisses strike and dip uniformly the ore-bearing pegmatites do the same.
Where the gneiss layers curve, so also do the pegmatites. ..."
7. Bulletin by Mysore Geologists' Association (1918)
"On the whole the pegmatites are more commonly found in ... In general the pegmatites
seem to be less favorable for ores of tungsten than the veins. ..."
8. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"The Origin of the pegmatites of Maine: EDSON S. BASTIN. The pegmatites of Maine
all belong to the type commonly known as granite pegmatites. ..."
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