batholith
The antonym for batholith is small igneous intrusion or dyke.
No. A volcano cannot become a batholith. A batholith is a mass of rock that forms from magma solidifying underground. Kilauea is a volcano built up from lava that has cooled on the surface.
The Sierra Nevada batholith in California is a large body of granite that formed from solidified magma beneath the Earth's surface.
The Sierra Nevada batholith is wonderfully exposed in the granite domes at Yosemite National Park.
The Sierra Nevada batholith is wonderfully exposed in the granite domes at Yosemite National Park.
batholith
A batholith is a pluton exposed across more than 100 square km of Earth's surface. An average batholith is about 10 km thick, but can be up to 20 km thick. A stock is very similar to a batholith, but with less than 100 square km exposed.
A batholith is a pluton exposed across more than 100 square km of Earth's surface. An average batholith is about 10 km thick, but can be up to 20 km thick. A stock is very similar to a batholith, but with less than 100 square km exposed.
An intrusive igneous rock.
Batholith
facts about batholiths are that the are rocks