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An area or formation of older rocks completely surrounded by younger layers.

[in + (out)lier.]

inlier [ˈɪnˌlaɪə]

(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) an outcrop of rocks that is entirely surrounded by younger rocks

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No references found			The first appears in the Shelve Inlier, Shropshire, in the lower Caradoc (Sal), with younger Ordovician species from the Staurocephalus Beds in Scania; the second occurs in the late Ashgill of the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland, and the English Lake District (Owens 2004). Distribution of the order Proetida (Trilobita) in Baltoscandian ... by Parnaste, Helje; Popp, Adrian; Owens, Robert M. / Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences However, paleomagnctic data suggest a link with the Haig and Sutton Inlier sills (Schwarz and Fujiwara, 1981). Igneous rock associations in Canada 3. Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) ... by Buchan, K.L. / Geoscience Canada Relative resource weights are calculated by multiplying the inlier average length of stay by the SIW for each case within the group. Utilization management in Alberta's new funding environment by Walker, Kim E. / Physician Executive			Inlagation inlaid inland inland bill Inland Empire Inland navigation Inland Passage inland petroleum distribution system Inland Revenue Inland Sea inland search and rescue region Inlander Inlandish Inlapidate Inlard inlaw inlay inlay card Inlayer Inleague Inleaguer inlet inlet manifold inlet pipe inlet valve inlier Inlighten inliner Inlist Inlive Inlock Inlumine inly inlying Inlying picket Inmacy inmarriage inmarry inmate Inmeats inmesh Inmew inmigrant inmost Inn innards innate Innate ideas innate immunity innate reflex innate releasing mechanism			Inlet of the larynx inlet of the pelvis Inlet Over Exhaust Inlet Particle Separator inlet patch Inlet Patch of Heterotopic Gastric Mucosa inlet pipe Inlet Plenum Feature Model Inlet Public/Private Association, Inc. Inlet Spray Intercooling inlet valve inlet valve inlet, firth, fjord, estuary, or sea loch Inlet/Orifice/Shield inlets inlets inlets inlets Inlets and Exhausts inlex INLG INLGO INLGW INLH inlibatus inliberalis inlicere inlicitus inlier inliers inliers InLife Financial News inligare Inlighten Inline Inline Inline Inline Inline 4-Cylinder Engine Inline 5 Cylinder Engine Inline 8-Cylinder Engine Inline Ad Unit inline cache Inline Cache Database Inline code Inline Enrichment Device Inline expansion Inline frame Inline frames Inline function inline graphics inline graphics Inline Hockey Central Inline Hockey Club Flachgau Inline Hypertext Markup Language inline image Inline Inspection Inline Language Support Module

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