Laccolith
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laccolith-232-600728
title:
Laccolith
text:
A laccolith is a body of intrusive rock with a dome-shaped upper surface and a level base, fed by a conduit from below. A laccolith forms when magma rising through the Earth's crust begins to spread out horizontally, prying apart the host rock strata. The pressure of the magma is high enough that the overlying strata are forced upward, giving the laccolith its dome-like form. Over time, erosion can expose the solidified laccolith, which is typically more resistant to weathering than the host roc
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Mass of igneous rock formed from magma
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laccolith
date created:
2004-10-25T18:52:10Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T23:05:46Z
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13
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