lopolith

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English

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Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek λοπός (lopós, “shell”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

lopolith (plural lopoliths)

  1. (geology) a mass of volcanic or igneous rock found within strata which has spilled downward into underlaying strata and forms depressed regions.
  2. (geology) mass similar to laccolith but concave down

See also

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