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What is a batholith?

What is a batholith? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (geology) A large irregular mass of intrusive igneous rock that has melted or forced itself into surrounding strata.
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The URSEIS seismic profile images the 2D crustal profile from the surface outcrop of the Dzhabyk batholith to the upper mantle.
A similar inter-relationship between strikeslip faulting and plutonism was suggested for the Mesozoic batholith of California.
The magmas that formed the batholith were generated in response to the subduction of the Farallon plate beneath the North American plate.
Below the transparent batholith, the crust is very reflective to depths of c.20 km.
The lower crust beneath the Dzhabyk batholith is only weakly reflective and the Moho is not imaged.
The batholith extends into the west Kimberley, and is more than 750 km long and about 60-70 km wide.

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