batholith
noun
a large body of intrusive igneous rock believed to have crystallized at a considerable depth below the earth's surface; pluton.
batholithic
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a word derived from
batholith.
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Bachmann, O. & Bergantz, G. W. On the origin of crystal-poor rhyolites: extracted from batholithic crystal mushes.
From Nature ● Dec. 12, 2017
