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xenolith  

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Definitions

  • A xenolith is a rock fragment which becomes enveloped in a larger rock during the latter's development and hardening. The term xenolith is almost exclusively used to describe inclusions in igneous rock during magma emplacement and eruption [Wikipedia]

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