Meaning Batholith
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BatholithA large mass of subsurface intrusive igneous rock that has its origins from mantle magma.
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BatholithA large, discordant, intrusive body of igneous rock.
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Batholith1903, from German batholith (1892), coined by German geologist Eduard Suess (1831-1914) from Greek bathos "depth" (see benthos) + -lith "stone."
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BatholithHuge mass of igneous rock that intruded through a layer of sedimentary rock at great depths.
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Batholitha huge mass of igneous rock, usually granitic, that formed deep underground and only surfaced through erosion of the overlying mountainous material. Often found near plate edges (see Plate Tectonics). The Sierra Nevadas are a well-known batholithic formation.
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Batholitha massive intrusive volcanic feature. Magma forces its way into the crust but becomes trapped and solidifies into rock e.g. granite.
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BatholithA very large body of igneous rock, usually granite, that has been exposed by erosion of the overlying rock. Bedrock:
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BatholithA very large body of igneous rock, usually granite, which has been exposed by erosion of the overlying rock.
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Batholith(n) large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth
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BatholithVery large mass of intrusive (plutonic)
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BatholithVery large mass of intrusive (plutonic) igneous rock that forms when magma solidifies at depth. A batholith must have greater than 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) of exposed area. See pluton, stock.
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BatholithA large body of intrusive igneous rock that has more than 40 square miles of surface exposure and no known floor. A batholith usually consists of coarse-grained rocks such as granite.
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BatholithA huge body of plutonic rock that has been intruded deep into the Earth's crust and later exposed by erosion. Bay A small amphitheater.
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BatholithEnormous mass of igneous rock that intruded through a layer of sedimentary rock at great depths.
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BatholithLarge mass of igneous intrusive rock.
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BatholithIn geology, a massive, irregularly shaped, igneous intrusion, usually greater than 40 square miles in area, that formed deep within the Earth’s crust and was later exposed by erosion.
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Batholitha large pluton that, when exposed on Earth's surface, covers an area of at least 100 km2
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