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batholith

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bath·o·lith  (bth-lth)
n.
A large mass of igneous rock that has melted and intruded surrounding strata at great depths.

batho·lithic adj.

batholith [ˈbæθəlɪθ], batholite [ˈbæθəˌlaɪt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a very large irregular-shaped mass of igneous rock, esp granite, formed from an intrusion of magma at great depth, esp one exposed after erosion of less resistant overlying rocks
batholithic , batholitic adj

batholith  (bth-lth)
A large mass of igneous rock that has intruded and melted surrounding strata at great depths. Batholiths usually have a surface area of over 100 km2 (38 mi2).
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Noun1.batholith - large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth
granite - plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
igneous rock - rock formed by the solidification of molten magma


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North of the SRP are Cretaceous granites of the Idaho Batholith, along with assorted Eocene volcanic rocks, older sedimentary rocks, and the Miocene (14-17 Ma) Columbia River Basalts of the Weiser embayment (Figs.
Water packaged under the Trinity Springs name flows in Paradise, Idaho, from a group of three geothermal hot springs, which rise through a crystallined granite batholith from 2.
The Claims are underlain by granodioritic and quartz monzonitic, phases of the Jurassic Okanagan Batholith.
 
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