Downward projection or sag into an igneous intrusion of the country rock of the roof.
Roof pendant definition.
Roof pendant downward extension of the surrounding rock that protrudes into the upper surface of an igneous intrusive body.
Also known as pendant.
A mass of country rock which projects downwards into an intrusive body such as a batholith or remains as an erosional fragment on its upper surface.
Definition of roof pendant a downward projection of country rock into an igneous intrusion.
A roof pendant is an erosional remnant that was created by the removal by erosion of the overlying country rock that formed the roof of the igneous intrusion that encloses it.
Roof pendant definition is a downward projection or sag of the roof of a batholith.