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Troll, Valentin R.; Deegan, Frances M.; Jolis, Ester M.; Harris, Chris; Chadwick, Jane P.; Gertisser, Ralf; Schwarzkopf, Lothar M.; Borisova, Anastassia Y.; Bindeman, Ilya N.; Sumarti, Sri; Preece, Katie (2013-07-01).
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Although the term xenolith is most commonly associated with inclusions in igneous rocks, a broad definition could also include rock fragments which have become encased in
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To be considered a true xenolith, the included rock must be identifiably different from the rock in which it is enveloped; an included rock of similar type is called an
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diatremes. Xenoliths can be non-uniform within individual locations, even in areas which are spatially limited, e.g.
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is stable to a depth of 25 km (16 mi). Between 25 km (16 mi) and about 60 km (37 mi),
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xenoliths which are of different origin - they were formed in different temperature and pressure conditions.
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Xenoliths and xenocrysts provide important information about the composition of the otherwise inaccessible
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Arakawa, Yoji; Endo, Daisuke; Ikehata, Kei; Oshika, Junya; Shinmura, Taro; Mori, Yasushi (2017-03-01).
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The large-scale inclusion of foreign rock strata at the margins of an igneous intrusion is called a
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lava flows are one example. Kimberlites contain, in addition to diamond xenocrysts, fragments of
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is an individual foreign crystal included within an igneous body. Examples of xenocrysts are
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ascent, emplacement and eruption. Xenoliths may be engulfed along the margins of a
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or picked up along the base of a flowing body of lava on the Earth's surface. A
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is the stable aluminium phase. At depths greater than about 60 km, dense
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becomes the aluminium-bearing mineral. Some kimberlites contain xenoliths of
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Geochemical Methods of Prospecting for Non-Metallic Minerals
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Index

Xenoliths

Gabbroic
Sierra Nevada

Olivine
weathering
iddingsite
mantle
rock
country rock
geology
inclusions
igneous rock
magma
magma chamber
lava
diatreme
quartz
silica
diamonds
kimberlite
rhyolite
Niijima
Japan
gabbroic
sedimentary rock
meteorites
mantle
Basalts

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