Meaning Of The Word Greisen

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greisen in American English
a crystalline, igneous rock consisting mainly of quartz and white mica
noun: a hydrothermally altered rock of granitic texture composed chiefly of quartz and mica, common in the tin mines of Europe

greisen in British English
noun: a light-coloured metamorphic rock consisting mainly of quartz, white mica, and topaz formed by the pneumatolysis of granite

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