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Xenolith

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Noun

1. xenolith

(geology) a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded

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Xenolith

see synonyms of xenolith
noun
a fragment of rock differing in origin, composition, structure, etc, from the igneous rock enclosing it

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Xenolith

see synonyms of xenolith
noun
Geology
a rock fragment different in kind from the igneous rock in which it is embedded

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Xenolith

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n.
A rock fragment foreign to the igneous mass in which it occurs.

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