lopolith

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

/ˈlɒpəliθ/

lopolith lopoliths

Ancient Greek λοπός (lopós, “shell”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”)

dike laccolith batholith

lopolithic

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