intratelluric

intratelluric
/in'treuh teuh loor"ik/, adj.
1. Geol. located in, taking place in, or resulting from action beneath the lithosphere.
2. Petrog. noting or pertaining to crystallization of magma that begins previous to its extrusion on the surface.
[1885-90; INTRA- + TELLURIC1]

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