batholith

Noun

Meaning

large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pluton batholite plutonic rock granite sill dike stock laccolith magma chamber volcanic stock volcanic intrusion plutonic intrusion volcanic laccolith lava intrusion magma intrusion
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Hypernyms

igneous rock

Hyponyms

granite

Examples

During the initial collision of the Asia and Indian plates, this granitic batholith was buried to depths of about convert or more, highly metamorphosed, highly deformed, and partially remelted during the Eocene Period to form gneiss. Source: Internet

Surface expression and erosion A batholith is an exposed area of (mostly) continuous plutonic rock that covers an area larger than 100 square kilometers (40 square miles). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bathochromically bathocuproine batholite batholithic batholitic bathome