intratelluric
[in-truh-tuh-loo r-ik]
- Geology. located in, taking place in, or resulting from action beneath the lithosphere.
- Petrography. noting or pertaining to crystallization of magma that begins previous to its extrusion on the surface.
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British Dictionary definitions for intratelluric- (of rocks and their constituents, processes, etc) formed or occurring below the surface of the earth
- denoting crystals formed at depth before magma erupted at the earth's surface
- denoting the period during which crystallization took place
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