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What is a pegmatite texture?

Updated: 6/30/2023
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A pegmatite is an intrusive igneous rock comprised of coarse, interlocking mineral grains usually above three centimeters in diameter. Although very many pegmatites are granitic in composition, several hundred mineral species have been found in the most famous pegmatites worldwide, including many rare and valuable minerals. A few discovered pegmatite crystals have grown to several meters across.

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Pegmatite veins are a rich source of mica, feldspar, metals, and fantastic mineral specimens coveted by collectors.

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A coarse-grained granite,that is non vesicular, sometimes rich in rare elements such as uranium, tungsten, and tantalum.

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this type of texture is very coarse because it has large crystals

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