A xenolith is a large piece of country rock that has been broken off and/or surrounded by an igneous intrusion. As the magma intrudes the country rock it may completely surround large pieces. These pieces are then called xenoliths.
A piece of rock embedded in igneous rock is called a xenolith. Xenoliths are typically found in volcanic rocks such as basalt or lava flows.
A xenolith is a large piece of country rock that has been broken off and/or surrounded by an igneous intrusion. As the magma intrudes the country rock it may completely surround large pieces. These pieces are then called xenoliths.
A piece of country rock that breaks off and becomes entrapped in a body of magma is called a xenolith.
Xenoliths are blocks of older rock enclosed in a body of younger igneous rock.
The name given to a fragment of rock with a different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded is xenolith. These xenoliths are often seen in igneous rocks, such as volcanic deposits, and can provide insights into the history and composition of the Earth's crust.
A xenolith is a piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found.
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A piece of rock embedded in igneous rock is called a xenolith. Xenoliths are typically found in volcanic rocks such as basalt or lava flows.
A xenolith is a foreign inclusion in an igneous rock. A xenocryst is a crystal, resembling a phenocryst, in an igneous rock that is foreign to the body of rock in which it occurs. Xenocryst is just more specific, talking only about crystals, whereas a xenolith could be any type of inclusion
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A xenolith is a large piece of country rock that has been broken off and/or surrounded by an igneous intrusion. As the magma intrudes the country rock it may completely surround large pieces. These pieces are then called xenoliths.
A piece of country rock that breaks off and becomes entrapped in a body of magma is called a xenolith.
Xenoliths are blocks of older rock enclosed in a body of younger igneous rock.
The name given to a fragment of rock with a different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded is xenolith. These xenoliths are often seen in igneous rocks, such as volcanic deposits, and can provide insights into the history and composition of the Earth's crust.
Two words that begin with the letter X are xenon (a gas) and xenolith (a rock).