What's the difference between euclase and pegmatite?

Euclase


Definition:

  • (n.) A brittle gem occurring in light green, transparent crystals, affording a brilliant clinodiagonal cleavage. It is a silicate of alumina and glucina.

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Pegmatite


Definition:

  • (n.) Graphic granite. See under Granite.
  • (n.) More generally, a coarse granite occurring as vein material in other rocks.

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  • (1) A wide spectrum of heterotrophic and autotrophic microorganisms was detected in the zones of decomposition of spodumene and bed rocks, pegmatites and shales, in the spodumene deposit.

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