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A xenolith is a piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found.
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What fragment of rock starts with x?
xenolith
What is the difference between a xenolith and a xenocryst?
A xenolith is a foreign inclusion in an igneous rock. A xenocryst is a crystal, resembling a phenocryst, in an igneous rock that is foreign to the body of rock in which it occurs. Xenocryst is just more specific, talking only about crystals, whereas a xenolith could be any type of inclusion
What is the name for a piece of rock embedded in igneous rock?
Xenolith
How many syllables xenolith?
There are three syllables. Xen-o-lith.
What is a xenolith and how is it made?
A xenolith is a large piece of country rock that has been broken off and/or surrounded by an igneous intrusion. As the magma intrudes the country rock it may completely surround large pieces. These pieces are then called xenoliths.
How is an xenolith rock formed?
A xenolith is a large piece of country rock that has been broken off and/or surrounded by an igneous intrusion. As the magma intrudes the country rock it may completely surround large pieces. These pieces are then called xenoliths.
What is a fragment of one kind of rock found within another kind of rock?
It is a xenolith.
A is a fragment of one kind of rock found within another kind of rock?
xenolith
What is a fragment of one kind of rock found within another kind of a rock?
It is a xenolith.
How do xenolith and xenocryst reach earth's surface?
i dont know thats what im trying to figure out
What is a fragment of one rock found within another rock and starts with the letter x?
xenolith
What term denotes blocks of older rock enclosed in a body of younger igneous rock?
Xenolith
