pluton in English

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a body of intrusive igneous rock.
The igneous complex is composed of four steep-walled plutons separated by country rock septa and surrounded by a zone of small stocks and veins.
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1. 3 synonyms for Batholite: batholith, pluton, plutonic rock

2. 3 synonyms for batholith: Batholite, pluton, plutonic rock

3. The stocks and veins crossing the Acari Pluton are not related genetically.

4. Formed when magma cools and crystallizes beneath Earth [1]'s surface, Batholiths are the largest type of pluton

5. Formed when magma cools and crystallizes beneath Earth 's surface, Batholiths are the largest type of pluton

6. Batholith ( n.) large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth; Synonyms: Batholite / pluton / plutonic rock

7. Synonyms: Batholite; batholith; pluton; plutonic rock Hypernyms ("Batholite" is a kind of): igneous rock (rock formed by the solidification of molten magma)

8. batholith, Batholite, pluton, plutonic rock noun large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth How to pronounce Batholite?

9. Batholith definition, a large body of intrusive igneous rock believed to have crystallized at a considerable depth below the earth's surface; pluton

10. Batholite definition: large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth synonyms: granite, igneous rock, pluton, plutonic rock, batholith antonyms: unsteadiness

11. The 579.8 ± 2.2 Ma (40Ar-39Ar, muscovite) Georgeville Pluton in mainland Nova Scotia is an epizonal body consisting of alkali feldspar granite and related pegmatite.

12. Batholite; pluton; plutonic rock; igneous rock Related Definitions for "batholith": large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth 1

13. Alternatively, the younger ages may indicate a different cooling history in this part of the contact aureole, caused by an undated magmatic pulse within a composite pluton.

14. Aureole These intermediate Aureole fabrics are divergent from relict bedding but likely to have composite origins related to tectonic stresses and emplacement of the pluton. From the …

15. 1. batholith - large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth Batholite, pluton, plutonic rock granite - plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz

16. Batholith - large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth batholite , pluton , plutonic rock granite - plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz

17. 1. Batholite - large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth batholith, pluton, plutonic rock granite - plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz

18. Batholith - large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth batholite , pluton , plutonic rock granite - plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz

19. The Valin Anorthositic Suite includes the 1016 ± 2 Ma andesine-type Mattawa Anorthosite, the 1010–1008 Ma andesine-type Labrieville Alkalic Anorthositic Massif, the 1020 ± 4 Ma St. Ambroise Pluton, the 1018+7–3 Ma Farmer Monzonite; the 1010 ± 2 Ma Gouin Charnockite, and the 1010 ± 3 Ma La Hache Monzonite.

20. Batholith: 1 n large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth Synonyms: batholite , pluton , plutonic rock Types: granite plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz Type of: igneous rock rock formed by the solidification of molten magma

21. Batholith: 1 n large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth Synonyms: Batholite , pluton , plutonic rock Types: granite plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz Type of: igneous rock rock formed by the solidification of molten magma

22. Apophysis (spider), an outgrowth of the exoskeleton in spiders and other arachnids In botany, an outgrowth or enlargement of an organ such as a plant stem Apophysis (software), a fractal flame generating program for Microsoft Windows Apophysis (geology), a discordant offshoot from another body, such as a sill, dike, or pluton