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A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Â© A Dictionary of Earth Sciences 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

xenolith An inclusion or enclave of a preexisting rock in an igneous rock. Xenoliths are often derived from the country rocks that have been invaded by the igneous mass, and they frequently show some evidence of reaction, e.g. rounding of their edges and metamorphism.

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