A batholith (from Ancient Greek bathos 'depth' and lithos 'rock') is a large mass of intrusive igneous rock (also called plutonic rock), larger than 100 km 2 (40 sq mi) in area, [1] that forms from cooled magma deep in the Earth's crust.

Jun 2, 2018 · A batholith is a giant mass of intrusive igneous rock that forms when magma collects and cools deep in the earth’s crust without being exposed to the surface. A batholith is usually larger than 40 square miles. The main composition of a batholith is coarse grained granite.

Batholith, large body of igneous rock formed beneath the Earth’s surface by the intrusion and solidification of magma. It is commonly composed of coarse-grained rocks (e.g., granite or granodiorite) with a surface exposure of 100 square km (40 square miles) or larger.

Batholiths are the largest type of intrusive igneous body, with a surface area of greater than 100 square kilometers. They are typically formed from the crystallization of large volumes of magma. Think of them as giant underground mountains of granite, diorite, or other felsic (silica-rich) rocks.

Sep 7, 2015 · Despite sounding like something out of Harry Potter, a batholith is a type of igneous rock that forms when magma rises into the earth’s crust, but does not erupt onto the surface.

The batholith is a large irregular mass of intrusive igneous rocks that forces themselves in surrounding strata, and laccolith is a mass of igneous or volcanic rock within strata. Batholith and laccoliths are part of igneous rocks and volcanic landforms.

The meaning of BATHOLITH is a great mass of intruded igneous rock that for the most part stopped in its rise a considerable distance below the surface.

A batholith is the largest of the pluton types and by definition cover at least 100 square kilometres. A stock is a small discordant pluton, shaped like a batholith but falling below the necessary 100 square km in extent.

Batholith: Large body of plutonic rock mainly composed of granodiorite and granite, typically occurring in the magmatic belt above subduction zones. By far the largest and most amorphous intrusion is the batholith, which is a subterranean igneous body of enormous size and perhaps of unknown depth.

Jun 8, 2018 · Batholith. Batholiths are large bodies of intrusive igneous rock. Formed when magma cools and crystallizes beneath Earth's surface, batholiths are the largest type of pluton. By definition, a batholith must cover at least 39 mi 2 (100 km 2), although most are even larger. Many batholiths cover hundreds to thousands of square miles.