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Definition of Laccolith

Laccolith
Laccolite Lac"co*lite, Laccolith Lac"co*lith, n. [Gr. ? a cistern + -lite, -lith.] (Geol.) A mass of igneous rock intruded between sedimentary beds and resulting in a mammiform bulging of the overlying strata. -- Lac`co*lit"ic, a.

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- 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 (molten...
- penetrate between sedimentary beds. A laccolith is a concordant intrusion with a flat base and domed roof. Laccoliths typically form at shallow depth, less...
- A well-known result of this process is Half Dome in Yosemite Valley. Laccolith Sill Volcanic plug Petersen, James F.; Sack, Dorothy; Gabler, Robert E...
- into which it intrudes. Typical intrusive bodies are batholiths, stocks, laccoliths, sills and ****s. Common intrusive rocks are granite, gabbro, or diorite...
- Igneous Rock. Legend: A = magma chamber (batholith); B = ****/****; C = laccolith; D = pegmatite; E = sill; F = stratovolcano; processes: 1 = newer intrusion...
- has been attributed to an impact event and ****ociated crustal melting. Laccolith Phacolith Batholith Blatt, Harvey and Robert J. Tracy, 1996, Petrology:...
- emplacement result in different structures, including plutons, sills, laccoliths and lopoliths. Partial melting is the first step for generating magma...
- suggests an impact crater; though it is actually the eroded remains of a laccolith. The approximate center of the Solitario is located 56.8 km (35.3 mi)...
- from the Pine Valley Laccolith, the largest laccolith in the United States and perhaps the world.[unreliable source?] The laccolith was formed during a...
- than the sedimentary rock. Different types of intrusions include stocks, laccoliths, batholiths, sills and ****s. The principle of cross-cutting relationships...