Meaning xenolith
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xenolith


see inclusion
Source: ge-at.iastate.edu (offline)

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xenolith


1894, from xeno- "foreign, strange" + -lith "stone."
Source: etymonline.com

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xenolith


piece of rock brought in from another area
Source: en.oxforddictionaries.com

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xenolith


Rock fragment or mineral found in igneous rock that is not of igneous origins.
Source: minerals.net

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xenolith


piece of rock embedded in another type of rock, usually igneous. Read more in the NG Education Encyclopedia
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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xenolith


A 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.
Source: canadiangeographic.com

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xenolith


(n) (geology) a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded
Source: beedictionary.com

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xenolith


A 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 [..]
Source: nature.nps.gov

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xenolith


Rock fragment or mineral found in igneous rock that is not of igneous origins.
Source: earthobservatory.nasa.gov

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xenolith


a discrete and recognizable fragment of country rock in an igneous intrusion.
Source: bgs.ac.uk

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xenolith


Rock fragment or mineral found in igneous rock that is not of igneous origins.
Source: greatmining.com

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xenolith


A fragment of country rock enclosed in an intrusive rock.
Source: mrag.ca (offline)





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