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autolith

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autolith [′ȯd·ō‚lith]
(petrology)
A fragment of igneous rock enclosed in another igneous rock of later consolidation, each being regarded as a derivative from a common parent magma.
A round, oval, or elongated accumulation of iron-magnesium minerals of uncertain origin in granitoid rock.
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The stone is fairly uniform in appearance, having only occasional small (a few centimetres) dark knots (from xenoliths and autoliths to inclusions of black mineral aggregates; Fig.
Geology of the parliament buildings 6. Geology of the British ... by Hora, Zdenek D.; Hancock, Kirk D. / Geoscience Canada
 
 
 
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