batholith

noun

Meaning

A large irregular mass of intrusive igneous rock that has melted or forced itself into surrounding strata.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

pluton(English)batholite(English)plutonic rock(English)smb(English)abyssolith(English)lacolith(English)intrusive(English)layered intrusion(English)plutonic(English)granitic(English)terrane(English)gabbro(English)

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Sources

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