Micropegmatitic

Micropegmatitic
Micropegmatite Mi`cro*peg"ma*tite, n. [Micro- + pegmatite.] (Min.) A rock showing under the microscope the structure of a graphic granite (pegmatite). -- {Mi`cro*peg`ma*tit"ic}, a. [1913 Webster]

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