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Pegmatite
Pegmatite

Alkali Feldspar Granite
Alkali Feldspar Granite



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Pegmatite rock is a holocrystalline, intrusive igneous rock which is composed of interlocking phaneritic crystals
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R. J. Hauy
From Greek pegma, pegmat which means- thing joined together + -ite
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Plutonic
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
 
Alkali feldspar granite, also known as red granite, is a felsic igneous rock and a type of granite rich in the mineral potassium feldspar
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Unknown
From mineral fledspar which is present in large quantities in this rock
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Plutonic
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock