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Batholith meaning
A large irregular mass of intrusive igneous rock that has melted or forced itself into surrounding strata
Synonyms of Batholith
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Drilling intersected K-feldspar pegmatitic dykes cutting predominantly through the granite but are also present, albeit less prevalently, in the mafic metavolcanic host rock adjacent to the batholith.
In the northern parts of the concession, the Segovia Batholith is covered by a strongly tectonized volcano-sedimentary succession of Cretaceous age, with nature of contact largely undefined.
The Lac Simard Nord property is underlain by the large monzodiorite batholith of Lac Simard Sud.
During the initial collision of the Asia and Indian plates, this granitic batholith was buried to depths of about convert or more, highly metamorphosed, highly deformed, and partially remelted during the Eocene Period to form gneiss.
Surface expression and erosion A batholith is an exposed area of (mostly) continuous plutonic rock that covers an area larger than 100 square kilometers (40 square miles).