inlier
[ in-lahy-er ]
/ ˈɪnˌlaɪ ər /
noun Geology.
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
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An inlier of these rocks appears in the rising ground east of Dungiven, including dark grey crystalline limestone.
Good slates are quarried at Kilmoganny, in the Silurian inlier on the Slievenaman range.
British Dictionary definitions for inlier
inlier
/ (ˈɪnˌlaɪə) /
noun
an outcrop of rocks that is entirely surrounded by younger rocks