Downward projection or sag into an igneous intrusion of the country rock of the roof.
Roof pendant definition.
The intrusions that most commonly contain roof pendants are relatively shallow stocks or batholiths.
Definition of roof pendant a downward projection of country rock into an igneous intrusion.
Roof pendant downward extension of the surrounding rock that protrudes into the upper surface of an igneous intrusive body.
Roof pendant definition is a downward projection or sag of the roof of a batholith.
The roof pendants occur as isolated pieces of the surrounding rock within the intrusive mass.
If this downward protruding mass of roof rock still has a connection to the main surrounding mass of country rock they are known by structural geologists as either septa or screens.