A cairn found in Cohab Canyon, Capitol Reef National Park. Frank and Anne's Canyon Country Hiking and Camping Notebook.
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This page attempts to explain some of the basic hiking, backpacking, mountaineering, and camping terms that one might encounter while preparing for an adventure in canyon country.
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Xenolith
Literally, a "foreign rock." A fragment of country rock that has fallen into the magma and was not melted, because it was composed of minerals with a high melting point, thus the magma solidified around it. 		 
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