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ALL meanings of xenolith

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  • noun xenolith A piece of rock within an igneous rock that is not derived from the original magma but has been introduced from elsewhere, especially the surrounding country rock. 1
  • noun xenolith a rock fragment foreign to the igneous rock in which it is embedded. 1
  • noun xenolith (geology) any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found. 0
  • noun xenolith a fragment of rock differing in origin, composition, structure, etc, from the igneous rock enclosing it 0
  • noun xenolith a rock fragment different in kind from the igneous rock in which it is embedded 0
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