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lopolith
[ lop-uh-lith ]
noun
, Geology.
- a mass of igneous rock similar to a laccolith but concave downward rather than upward.
lopolith
/ lŏp′ə-lĭth /
- A large, bowl-shaped body of igneous rock intruded between layers of sedimentary rock. Lopoliths are usually connected to a dike and are typically tens of kilometers thick and hundreds of kilometers wide.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lopolith1
C20: from Greek lopas dish + -lith
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