Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,807,170,277 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

xenolith

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia 0.05 sec.
xenolith [′zēn·ə‚lith]
(petrology)
An inclusion in an igneous rock which is not genetically related, such as an unmelted fragment of country rock. Also known as accidental inclusion; exogenous inclusion.


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
92] olivine that is found in most mantle lherzolite xenoliths (Roeder and Emslie, 1970).
The outcrops at their Cristal occurrence are stripped of vegetation by exploration crews, and coated with xenoliths, rock fragments encased in volcanic breccias pushed upward from deep inside the mantle.
This report presents and discusses the potential beneficiation (crushing and separating rock into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques) of the diamond bearing xenolith from the matrix that hosts the xenolith in a particular diamond occurrence located on the joint venture's 45 square kilometer property situated 35 km.
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.