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Dikes ; tubular in shape and may be only a few centimeters wide. Batholith ; large plutons that cover an area of an area of atleast 100 km squared when they are exposed on earths surface.
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What are the 4 intrusive igneous features?
dike, sill, laccolith, and batholith :)
What is the difference between a dike and a vein deposit?
Vein :mass of rock which occupy fissures in other rocks, Dike is sedimentary layer cuts across preexisting rocks.
Which of the following is NOT a sedimentary structure Ripple marks Magma emplacement Mud cracks or Cross beds?
Magma emplacements or Batholith are not sedimentary structures.
What is Magma hardened in a horizontal crack?
magma squeezed into a vertical crack is called a dike.
Does a dike form when magma forces itself between rock layers and hardens?
No, when magma forces itself BETWEEN rock layers it is called a sill. When the magma cuts THROUGH rock layers it is called a dike.
What is larger sill dike laccolith or batholith?
The Batholith would be the larger feature.
What are the 4 intrusive igneous features?
dike, sill, laccolith, and batholith :)
Which of the following is not an intrustive igneous body is it Lahar Batholith Dike Stock?
Stope.Apex
What is the difference between a dike and a vein deposit?
Vein :mass of rock which occupy fissures in other rocks, Dike is sedimentary layer cuts across preexisting rocks.
Which of the following is NOT a sedimentary structure Ripple marks Magma emplacement Mud cracks or Cross beds?
Magma emplacements or Batholith are not sedimentary structures.
What is the difference between a dike and a levee?
A levee is an embankment along a stream that protects land from flooding. Levees can be natural or constructed. A dike is much the same, a protective wall, often to hold back the sea.
What forms when magma forces itself across rock layers?
Magma fills the gap between plates at DIVERGENT boundaries.
What is a volcanic dike?
A dike is an intrusive body of volcanic magma that pushes it's way between layers of rocks and sediment.
What is magma squeezed into a horizontally between rock layers?
It's sill or batholith.
Are the granite domes in Yosemite National Park a batholith or a sill?
batholith
What color is a batholith?
any color because stone mountain is a batholith
What is the largest type of intrusive structure?
This would probably be a batholith.
