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Definition of Batholithic

1. Adjective. Of or relating to a batholith.

Definition of Batholithic

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Batholithic

Literary usage of Batholithic

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)
"Magmatic Stoping in Relation to the Low Temperatures of Consolidation for batholithic Rocks. — Assuming the validity of the "geological thermometer" now ..."

2. Field Geology by Frederic Henry Lahee (1917)
"Isolated patches of these older rocks within the confines of the batholithic area are roof pendants or large inclusions (128), and isolated areas of the ..."

3. Geologisches Zentralblatt (1908)
"A brief summary of this theory is given above in the form of a skeleton key to the history of the batholithic magma. 5. The composite batholith includes two ..."

4. Geology of the Marysville Mining District, Montana: A Study of Igneous by Joseph Barrell (1907)
"The poverty of the intrusive phenomena preceding the batholithic invasion is in contrast to the conditions in the near-by Elkhorn district, only one series ..."

5. Professional Paper by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1907)
"The poverty of the intrusive phenomena preceding the batholithic invasion is in contrast to the conditions in the near-by Elkhorn district, only one series ..."

6. Bulletin by Geological Society of America (1906)
"The reality of the shattering is abundantly, often dramatically, evident on most of the batholithic and stock contacts seen in the Boundary belt. ..."

7. 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)
"Related to the batholithic intrusion, there are a number of various types of both the earlier andesites and the later rhyolites, especially of the rhyolite. ..."

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