autointrusion
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autointrusion
(¦öd·ō·in′trü·zhən)
(geology) A process wherein the residual liquid of a differentiating magma is drawn into rifts formed in the crystal mesh at a late stage by deformation of unspecified origin. Also known as autoinjection.
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