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stock

Stocks are smaller structures than batholiths, having exposed surfaces of less than 100 sq.km..

Stocks are composite bodies that have probably been fed by deeper level batholiths and may have been feeders for volcanic eruptions. However, because considerable erosion is necessary to expose a stock or batholith, the associated volcanic rocks rarely remain.

Labels: batholith, feeder, stock, volcanic eruption

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