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abyssolith en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əˈbɪs.ə.lɪθ/ (US)

Etymology

From abyss (“deep”) + -lith (“stone”).

Meanings

1. A mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom; a large batholith.
   • An abyssolith, then, is a mass of rock, generally granite or one of the more basic rocks of this type... 1920, Amadeus William Grabau, A Textbook of Geology: General Geology:

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