Crossword clues for batholith
The Collaborative International Dictionary
batholith \bath"o*lith\ (b[a^]th"[-o]*l[i^]th), n. [Gr. baqo`s depth + -lith.] A large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth.
Syn: batholite, pluton, plutonic rock.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1903, from German batholith (1892), coined by German geologist Eduard Suess (1831-1914) from Greek bathos "depth" (see benthos) + -lith "stone."
Wiktionary
n. (context geology English) A large irregular mass of intrusive igneous rock that has melted or forced itself into surrounding strata.
WordNet
n. large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth [syn: batholite, pluton, plutonic rock]
Wikipedia
A batholith (from Greek bathos, depth + lithos, rock) is a large emplacement of igneous intrusive (also called plutonic) rock that forms from cooled magma deep in the Earth's crust. Batholiths are almost always made mostly of felsic or intermediate rock-types, such as granite, quartz monzonite, or diorite (see also granite dome).
Usage examples of "batholith".
But batholiths, extruded from the deep interior, can be found here and there on the surface and examined.