Xenolith


a rock fragment foreign to the igneous rock in which it is embedded.
noun
a fragment of rock differing in origin, composition, structure, etc, from the igneous rock enclosing it
n.
xenolith
(zěn’ə-lĭth’, zē’nə-)
a rock fragment foreign to the igneous m-ss in which it occurs. xenoliths usually become incorporated into a cooling magma body when pieces of the rock into which the magma was injected break off and fall into it. compare xenocryst.

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