What is the penetrating of one rock, while in a plastic or metal state, into the cavities of another called?
intrusion — (Geol.) The penetrating of one rock, while in a plastic or metal state, into the cavities of another. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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