batholite


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Noun1.batholite - large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth
batholith, pluton, plutonic rock
granite - plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
igneous rock - rock formed by the solidification of molten magma
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Granite and alaskite from the Late Variscan, located in the southern and eastern of the mining area, mainly occur as batholite or stock.
Characteristics of genetic mineralogy of pyrite and quartz and their indicating significance in the Gaosongshan Gold Deposit, Heilongjiang Province, NE China/Caracteristicas de mineralogia genetica de piritas y cuarzos y su importancia en el yacimiento aurifero de Gaosongshan, Provincia de Heilongjiang, al noreste de China
Multifractal modeling of fractures in the Lac du Bonnet batholite, Manitoba, Comput.
Identification of uranium targets based on airborne radiometric data analysis by using fractal modeling, Goljeh 1:50000 sheet, NW Iran

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