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Batholith
is always a great word to know.
So is strata. Does it mean:
| seepage of water into soil or rock |
| single bed of sedimentary rock, consisting of one kind of matter representing continuous deposition |
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batholith
1903, from Ger. (1892), coined by Ger. geologist Eduard Suess (18311914) from Gk. bathos "depth" + -lith, from lithos "stone."
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batholith  (bāth'ə-lĭth') Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) A large mass of igneous rock that has intruded and melted surrounding strata at great depths. Batholiths usually have a surface area of over 100 km2 (38 mi2). |
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