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Definition of Batholith

1. Noun. Large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth.

Definition of Batholith

1. Noun. (geology) A large irregular mass of intrusive igneous rock that has melted or forced itself into surrounding strata. ¹

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Definition of Batholith

1. [n -S]

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Literary usage of Batholith

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Igneous Rocks and Their Origin by Reginald Aldworth Daly (1914)
"Direct observation on a batholith and direct inference as to magmatic ... In brief, the geologist has access only to the upper part of batholith or stock. ..."

2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1915)
"February, 1915) THE term Boulder batholith was first applied in 1897 by WH ... Most notable of the errors of this description of the batholith were the ..."

3. The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes by Robert Fiske Griggs, National Geographic Society (U.S.) (1922)
"But if we hypothecate a batholith rather than a sill, ... If it be granted that a batholith could gradually work its way upward by overhead sloping, ..."

4. Transactions by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.). (1918)
"Ore Deposits of the Boulder batholith of Montana A GENETIC DESCRIPTION BY PAUL BILLINGSLEY,* AB, AM, ANT) JA GRIMES,* EM, BOTTE, MONT. ..."

5. The Problem of Volcanism by Joseph Paxson Iddings (1914)
"The quartz-diorite batholith that forms the center of the Andes in Argentina, near latitude 41° South, according to Bailey Willis and CW Washburne, ..."

6. Nature and Science on the Pacific Coast: A Guide-book for Scientific by Pacific Coast Committee (1915)
"The intrusion of the Sierra Nevada batholith and most of the outlying members took place ... The main batholith occupies the eastern portion of California, ..."

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