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Granite Pegmatite

Part of Hall of Planet Earth.

Granite Pegmatite AMNH/R.Mickens

Exhibition Text

This granite pegmatite illustrates the growth of extremely large crystals from a magma. It is composed of large feldspar (white) and biotite mica (silver-black) crystals in a groundmass of small crystals of quartz (gray), microcline, and albite (both white).

Provided by the Feldspar Corporations, Spruce Pine, North Carolina

For Educators

Topic: Earth Science

Subtopic: Minerals and Resources

Keywords: Feldspar, Mica, Albite, Quartz, Mineralogy, Pegmatites

Audience: General