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Keywords:  igneous, fragment, embedded, magma, rock
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Fragments of rocks of extraneous origin that have been picked up by magma and are therefore foreign to the igneous rocks in which they occur.
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(geology) a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded
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a foreign rock fragment, some of which are formed deep within the semi-molten core of the earth, and subsequently carried to the surface as part of a magmatic eruption
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Keywords:  silica, lava, deficient, hardening
a silica deficient lava and hardening
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