Graphic Pegmatite
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Description:
A sample of graphic pegmatite with an intergrowth of quartz and feldspar, from a small vein, which somewhat resembles Egyptian hiergyphics (hence, "graphic"). Collected about 2 miles north of the Pacolet River on Highway 18, circa 1972.
- Site: SC; Cherokee Co.
- Site Number: NH44
- Dimensions: H-7 W-10 D-14 cm
- Rock type: Igneous
- Collection: Geology Collection
- Object Name: Igneous Rock
- Object Id: GR38
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