- 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...
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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...
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emplacement result in
different structures,
including plutons, sills,
laccoliths and lopoliths.
Partial melting is the
first step for
generating magma...
- from the Pine
Valley Laccolith, the
largest laccolith in the
United States and
perhaps the world. [unreliable source?] The
laccolith was
formed during a...
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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)...
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Igneous Rock. Legend: A =
magma chamber (batholith); B = ****/****; C =
laccolith; D = pegmatite; E = sill; F = stratovolcano; processes: 1 =
newer intrusion...
- than the
sedimentary rock.
Different types of
intrusions include stocks,
laccoliths, batholiths,
sills and ****s. The
principle of cross-cutting relationships...
- nature, but its
magma did not
reach the surface, so it is
considered the
laccolith rather than a true volcano. The east, north, and
southern slopes of Lone...
- into
which it intrudes.
Typical intrusive bodies are batholiths, stocks,
laccoliths,
sills and ****s.
Common intrusive rocks are granite, gabbro, or diorite...
