- A
diapir (/ˈdaɪ.əpɪər/; from
French diapir [d****iʁ], from
Ancient Gr**** διαπειραίνω (diapeiraínō) 'to
pierce through') is a type of
intrusion in which...
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evaporite minerals)
intrudes into
overlying rocks in a
process known as
diapirism. Salt
domes can have
unique surface and
subsurface structures, and they...
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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...
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responsible for the
formation of domes, the
foremost of
which are refolding,
diapirism,
igneous intrusion, and post-impact uplift.
Structural domes can be formed...
- The Añana
Diapir (Basque: Añanako diapiroa, Spanish:
Diapiro de Añana) is a
diapir in Álava,
Basque Country, Spain. Two
notable wetlands are
located within...
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mechanisms are
thought to be important:
Stokes diapir Fracture propagation Of
these two mechanisms,
Stokes diapirism has been
favoured for many
years in the...
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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...
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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...
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Stratigraphic trap ****ociated with an
evaporite diapir (pink)....
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Field westward is a
strongly folded anticline ****ociated with
shale diapirism,
which extends west
southwestward to the
Pedernales Field in southeast...