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How are sills and dikes arranged in relation to the surrounding rocks?
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∙ 10y ago
Igneous rock makes dikes and sills.
Basalt or Diabese
Dikes are actually usually composed of dolerite.
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∙ 7y ago
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What do most metamorphic rocks form?
Formed From Other Rocks Though High Pressure And High Heat . | Example - Foliated Grains Are Arranged In Parallel Layers Or Bands (Stripes) - Non Foliated Rocks , Grains Are Arranged Randomly.
Do Volcanic necks and dikes form when magma cools and hardens into rock after reaching the surface?
No, these features form when magma cools into rocks BEFORE reaching the surface.
How are plutons classified?
Plutons are intrusive igneous rock bodies, formed though mountain-building processed and oceanic-oceanic collisions.They are classified by their size, shape, and relation to the surrounding rock.Hello Trevor. XD
What are some rocks that are strong?
Diamond.A diamond is a crystal, and a crystal is a rock with neatly arranged atoms.
What is the purpose of dikes?
It depends, as there are different kinds of dike. One kind of dike, which may also be called a levee is a slope or wall along the banks of a stream or other body of water that holds it back, preventing or limitng flooding. These may be man-made or can form by the natural deposition of sediments. Another kind of dike releates to igneous geology. This kind of dike forms when magma, or molten rock intrudes through rock, cutting across the rock layers, often vertically, as opposed to a sill, which forms between and parallell to the layers.
What types of rocks ared often arranged in layers?
Sedimentary rocks are the type of rocks that are mostly arranged in layers. The way in which the layers are arranged is commonly called bedding.
What unknown force has arranged the rocks?
gravity
How are crystals arranged in intrusive rocks?
they are inter grown
How are the layers arranged in undisturbed sedimentary rocks?
Stratification
How are minerals arranged in igneous rocks?
Most igneous rocks have a relatively homogenous mix of minerals which are interlocked.
What do most metamorphic rocks form?
Formed From Other Rocks Though High Pressure And High Heat . | Example - Foliated Grains Are Arranged In Parallel Layers Or Bands (Stripes) - Non Foliated Rocks , Grains Are Arranged Randomly.
What is the process called in which sedimentary rocks are in arranged in layers?
stratification
What does dolerite mean?
A dolerite occurs in dikes and sills. These are dark, medium-grained igneous rocks that are typically containing olivine, plagioclase, and pyroxene.
What are rocks with grains arranged in parallel layers?
The descriptive term is foliated.
What forms when magma pushes into vertical cracks and cuts through layers of rock.?
When magma pushes into vertical cracks and cuts through layers across, igneous rocks called dikes are formed. Dikes are one form of plutons. An intrusive dike would form.
What are rocks with grains arranged in parallel layers called?
The descriptive term is foliated.
Do Volcanic necks and dikes form when magma cools and hardens into rock after reaching the surface?
No, these features form when magma cools into rocks BEFORE reaching the surface.
