lopolith
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English
Etymology
Ancient Greek λοπός (lopós, “shell”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”)
Pronunciation
Noun
lopolith (plural lopoliths)
- (geology) a mass of volcanic or igneous rock found within strata which has spilled downward into underlaying strata and forms depressed regions.
- (geology) mass similar to laccolith but concave down
