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Xenoliths

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Rocks such as this one are not uncommon around the edges of the English Peak Pluton. The dark splotches(xenoliths) are pieces of the host rock that were shattered and assimilated into the rising magma of the English Peak Pluton.

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Lat/Lon: 41.40100°N / 123.2145°W

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