Pegmatoid vs. Pegmatite

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Difference Between Pegmatoid and Pegmatite
Pegmatoidadjective
(mineralogy) Resembling pegmatite
Pegmatitenoun
A coarsely crystalline igneous or plutonic rock composed primarily of feldspar and quartz, normally with muscovite and/or biotite mica.
Pegmatoidnoun
Such a mineral
Pegmatitenoun
a form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse granite resulting from the crystallization of magma rich in rare elements
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