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What is the noun for batholith?

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batholith
  1. (geology) A large irregular mass of intrusive igneous rock that has melted or forced itself into surrounding strata.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Recent researchers have divided the batholith longitudinally into two zones based on geochemical, geophysical, and lithologic differences.”
      “A similar inter-relationship between strikeslip faulting and plutonism was suggested for the Mesozoic batholith of California.”
      “The URSEIS seismic profile images the 2D crustal profile from the surface outcrop of the Dzhabyk batholith to the upper mantle.”
batholiths
  1. plural of batholith
  2. Examples:
    1. “The belt is surrounded by Archean granitic rocks and includes two internal granitic batholiths occupying the central portion of the belt.”
      “The batholiths are predominantly granodiorite, but gabbro through granite occur as well.”
      “There are a lot of batholiths in the Coast Mountains of BC, so this is a good place to study them.”
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