xenolith

noun

xe·no·lith ˈze-nə-ˌlith

ˈzē-

: a fragment of a rock included in another rock

xenolithic

ˌze-nə-ˈli-thik

ˌzē-

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Look for a 'turkey gobbler' rock, xenoliths (quartz crystals and other material embedded in boulders) and knife-edge slabs that have flaked off walls of granite. —

Mare Czinar, azcentral, 5 Mar. 2020 The surrounding landscape would be covered in volcanic ash and debris, some made of erupting magma, some made of chunks of mantle and crust xenoliths. —

Erik Klemetti, WIRED, 5 May 2017

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