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xenolithsee inclusion
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xenolith1894, from xeno- "foreign, strange" + -lith "stone."
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xenolithpiece of rock brought in from another area
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xenolithRock fragment or mineral found in igneous rock that is not of igneous origins.
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xenolithpiece of rock embedded in another type of rock, usually igneous. Read more in the NG Education Encyclopedia
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xenolithA piece of foreign rock that is found inside an igneous rock. It becomes embedded during the cooling of the molten magma, hardening into igneous rock.
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xenolith(n) (geology) a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded
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xenolithA piece of foriegn rock enclosed within an igneous rock. The foriegn rock is usually picked up from the walls surrounding the igneous rock and is frozen in place before it has a chance to melt. (=incl [..]
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xenolithRock fragment or mineral found in igneous rock that is not of igneous origins.
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xenolitha discrete and recognizable fragment of country rock in an igneous intrusion.
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xenolithRock fragment or mineral found in igneous rock that is not of igneous origins.
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xenolithA fragment of country rock enclosed in an intrusive rock.
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