Pegmatite Igneous Rocks
Vein of coarsegrained granite in a host rock of finegrained granite. This decorative rock is used as a tombstone in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. Width of view 25 cm. The term "pegmatite" was first used by a French mineralogist René Haüy for such rocks that we nowadays know as graphic granites. Evje, Norway. Width of sample 9 cm.