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batholith
batholith Huge mass of igneous rock at the Earth's surface that has an exposed surface of more than 100sq km (40sq mi). It may have originated as an intrusive igneous structure that was gradually eroded and became surface material. Most batholiths consist of granite rock types, and are associated with the mountain-building phases of
plate tectonics.
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Ascent mechanism of the Dzhabyk batholith, southern urals: Constraints from URSEIS reflection seismic profiling
Magazine article from: Journal of the Geological Society; 11/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...profile from the surface outcrop of the Dzhabyk batholith to the upper mantle. The batholith is c. 5 km thick, and the crust beneath it...the Earth's crust to form a thick globular batholith (e.g. Weinberg & Podladchikov 1995...
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Mesozoic-Cenozoic evolution of the North Patagonian Batholith in Aysen, southern Chile
Magazine article from: Journal of the Geological Society; 7/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...than the North Patagonian batholith, are not dealt with in this...Formation of the Patagonian batholith took place episodically from...time-span, cordilleran batholiths in northern Chile display...indicated that the Patagonian batholith is composite in terms of age...
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The Brno Batholith: an insight into the magmatic and metamorphic evolution of the Cadomian Brunovistulian Unit, eastern margin of the Bohemian Massif
Magazine article from: Journal of Geosciences; 7/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...northern part of the Dyje Batholith, which represents the direct...western branch of the Brno Batholith. The geological structure...from both the Brno and Dyje batholiths exhibit some similarities...assembly. Keywords: Brno Batholith, Brunovistulicum, granites...
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Wolf River Batholith Could Become Nuclear Waste Dump, Activists Warn.
Newspaper article from: States News Service; 7/25/2002; 700+ words
; ...spent nuclear fuel. "The Wolf River Batholith in Wisconsin would be a likely choice...locating the facility at the Wolf River Batholith, a massive granite formation in northern...of the region's heavy rainfall. The batholith subsequently was one of several sites...
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Contrasting crustal sources for peraluminous granites of the segmented Montes de Toledo Batholith (Iberian Variscan Belt)
Magazine article from: Journal of Geosciences; 7/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Variscan Montes de Toledo Batholith (MTB) is an E-W linear...composed of large granitic batholiths, particularly in its innermost...Most of these Variscan batholiths are complex assemblages where...The studied Montes de Toledo Batholith (MTB) is a large batholithic...
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Proterozoic anorthosite-granite Nain batholith: structure and intrusion processes in an active lithosphere-scale fault zone, northern Labrador.
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences; 8/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...g., Ryan 1998) that the complex forms a batholith, here called the Nain batholith, composed of numerous composite plutons (Rawlings...scale (Fig. 1), we propose that the Nain batholith developed where a major east-west intracontinental...
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U-Pb dating of the Musquodoboit Batholith, southern Nova Scotia: evidence for a protracted magmatic-hydrothermal event in a Devonian intrusion.
Magazine article from: Atlantic Geology; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...and solidification of the batholith. Integration of the new data...redaction.] INTRODUCTION Granite batholiths form a large part of tectonic...larger intrusions, such as batholiths of thousands of [km.sup...data for the Musquodoboit Batholith (MB, MacDonald and Clarke...
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Ophiolites, arcs, and batholiths.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News; 9/1/2008; 481 words
; ...9780813724386 Ophiolites, arcs, and batholiths. Ed. by James E. Wright John W...from a symposium titled "Ophiolites, Batholiths, and Regional Geology: A Session in...the topics of ophiolites, arcs, and batholiths. The publication is illustrated in...
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Emplacement of the Fogo Island Batholith, Newfoundland.
Magazine article from: Atlantic Geology; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...ABSTRACT The Siluro-Devonian Fogo Island Batholith is a high-level, bimodal, sill...evidence suggests emplacement of the batholith by raising of the roof without strong...compositions in the granitic portion of the batholith may reflect diffusion during this process...
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U3O8 Corp. Cuts 25 Metres Grading 0.099% U3O8 (2.0 Lbs Per Short Ton) at Accori North C; Accori North results confirm multiple uranium-bearing structures in Kurupung Batholith.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 8/21/2008; 700+ words
; ...Accori North targets in the Kurupung Batholith in the basement near the Roraima Basin...constitutes the third sector of the Kurupung Batholith in which drilling has demonstrated consistent...breccias in granodiorites of the Kurupung Batholith and is enclosed within an albite-chlorite...
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Batholith
Book article from: World of Earth Science
Batholith Batholiths are large bodies...Earth's surface, batholiths are the largest...definition, a batholith must cover at least...even larger. Many batholiths cover hundreds...miles. The Idaho batholith, for example...
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batholith
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
batholith Large (more than 100 km 2 ) igneous...plutons amalgamated at depth. Most batholiths are granitic in composition and their...linked with plate tectonics . Generally, batholiths cut across country rocks and therefore...
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Pluton and Plutonic Bodies
Book article from: World of Earth Science
...types are described below. Batholiths are large plutons with more...such as the Sierra Nevada batholith that forms the core of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Batholiths are discordant plutons, meaning...Detailed studies have shown that batholiths are most commonly composed...
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Larsen, Esper Signius, Jr.
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...studies of the San Juans, the southern California batholith, the Idaho batholith, and later the Highwood Mountains of Montana made...and applied it to the problem of the cooling of a batholith. He also developed a method of determining the...
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granite
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
...of the cordilleras of North and South America: a series of batholiths extending from the Coast Range in Canada to Chile. Some of these plutons are of vast extent; the coastal batholith of Peru, for example, is more than 2400 km long and up to...
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