A dictionary of earth sciences.
Roof pendant definicion.
In structural geology a roof pendant which also known as a pendant is a mass of country rock that projects downward into and is entirely surrounded by an igneous intrusion such as a batholith or other pluton.
Earliest use found in reginald daly 1871 1957.
Roof pendant downward extension of the surrounding rock that protrudes into the upper surface of an igneous intrusive body.
The roof pendants occur as isolated pieces of the surrounding rock within the intrusive mass.
Roof pendant definition is a downward projection or sag of the roof of a batholith.
Also known as pendant.
Downward projection or sag into an igneous intrusion of the country rock of the roof.
The removal of roof rocks by erosion may leave remnants of roof pendants which resemble xenoliths in the intruding rock.