Pegmatite Photos
Cochise College
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Roger Weller, geology instructor
Pegmatite Photos
Pegmatite
last edited:
11/15/16
number of photos: 36
Pegmatite is an extremely coarse-grained plutonic
igneous rock. Crystals are larger than one half inch.
Some of the largest crystal ever found were in pegmatites.
Many pegmatites have mineral compositions similar to granite.
photos
pegmatite:
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pegmatite from Santa Catalina Mountains:
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pegmatite with beryl crystals:
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pegmatite from Brazil:
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pegmatite from Pala, California:
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pegmatite from New Hampshire:
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pegmatite with biotite mica:
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pegmatite, polished:
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Photos are copyright free for non-commercial educational
uses.
Just credit photos to R.Weller/Cochise College.
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