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- A diapir (/ˈdaɪ.əpɪər/; from French diapir [d****iʁ], from Ancient Gr**** διαπειραίνω (diapeiraínō) 'to pierce through') is a type of intrusion in which...
- evaporite minerals) intrudes into overlying rocks in a process known as diapirism. Salt domes can have unique surface and subsurface structures, and they...
- responsible for the formation of domes, the foremost of which are refolding, diapirism, igneous intrusion, and post-impact uplift. Structural domes can be formed...
- of relatively buoyant magma in large m****es called plutonic diapirs. Because the diapirs are liquified and very hot, they tend to rise through the surrounding...
- evaporite deposits of Jur****ic age. These salt deposits formed salt dome diapirs, and are found in East Texas along the Gulf coast. East Texas outcrops...
- mechanisms are thought to be important: Stokes diapir Fracture propagation Of these two mechanisms, Stokes diapirism has been favoured for many years in the...
- The Añana Diapir (Basque: Añanako diapiroa, Spanish: Diapiro de Añana) is a diapir in Álava, Basque Country, Spain. Two notable wetlands are located within...
- fractures that transport the melt in conduits. For bulk transportation, diapirs carry a large volume of melt and ascent through the crust. When magma stops...
- will continue to move away from them into the ridges. At a late stage, diapirs tend to initiate at the junctions between ridges, their growth fed by movement...
- One suggests that hotspots are due to mantle plumes that rise as thermal diapirs from the core–mantle boundary. The alternative plate theory is that the...