lopolith
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek λοπός (lopós, “shell”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”)
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /lɒpəliθ/
Noun
lopolith (plural lopoliths)
- (geology) a mass of volcanic or igneous rock found within strata which has spilled downward into underlaying strata and forms depressed regions.
- (geology) mass similar to laccolith but concave down
See also
- dike
- laccolith
- batholith
