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ALL meanings of lopolith

lop·o·lith
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  • noun lopolith (geology) a mass of volcanic or igneous rock found within strata which has spilled downward into underlaying strata and forms depressed regions. 1
  • noun lopolith a mass of igneous rock similar to a laccolith but concave downward rather than upward. 1
  • noun lopolith a saucer- or lens-shaped body of intrusive igneous rock, formed by the penetration of magma between the beds or layers of existing rock and subsequent subsidence beneath the intrusion 0
  • noun lopolith (geology) mass similar to laccolith but concave down. 0
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