- discordant batholith
- 不整合岩基
English-Chinese geology dictionary (英汉地质大词典). 2013.
discordant batholith
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stock — A relatively small, concordant and / or discordant plutonic rock body exposed at the land surface, with an aerial extent < 40 sq. mi. (100 km2) and no known bottom. Compare: batholith. GG … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
