Inclusion (mineral)
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In mineralogy, an inclusion is any material that is trapped inside a mineral during its formation. In gemology, an inclusion is a characteristic enclosed within a gemstone, or reaching its surface from the interior.[1]
According to Hutton's law of inclusions, fragments included in a host rock are older than the host rock itself.[2][3]