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What are the Igneous intrusions injected between horizontal layers known as?
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∙ 14y ago
Igneous intrusions that are concordant (parallel to bedding planes of country rocks) are known as sills, whereas dykes cut through the bedding.
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∙ 14y agoAn igneous sill. When the dip exceeds 45 degrees from horizontal, it is called a dyke.
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In geology what is the difference between a sill and a dyke?
Both of these are called igneous intrusions. They form when liquid magma forces its way into cracks in existing rocks and sets. If the resulting band of rock is basically vertical it is called a dyke, and if it is more horizontal it is a sill.
Are laccoliths an example of intrusive igneous activity?
Yes they are. Laccoliths can lift the sedementary strata they penetrate. Laccoliths are igneous rock forcibly injected between sedimentary strata.
What are laccoliths and why are they unique?
Sills are sheet-like intrusions that force their way between layers of bedrock. Laccoliths are blister-like sills that are smaller intrusions.
What igneous rocks have a mineral composition between that of granitic and basaltic rocks?
Andesitic igneous rock.
What is the relationship between basalt gabbro and obsidian?
Basalt and obsidian are extrusive igneous rocks. Gabbro is an intrusive igneous rock.
Igneous intrusions injected between horizontal layers are?
These are known as sills.
Are compressed layers of sedimentary rocks known as intrusions?
No. Intrusions are used to describe the process and resulting structure where igneous rocks force there way into or between pre-existing rock formations.
In geology what is the difference between a sill and a dyke?
Both of these are called igneous intrusions. They form when liquid magma forces its way into cracks in existing rocks and sets. If the resulting band of rock is basically vertical it is called a dyke, and if it is more horizontal it is a sill.
Are laccoliths an example of intrusive igneous activity?
Yes they are. Laccoliths can lift the sedementary strata they penetrate. Laccoliths are igneous rock forcibly injected between sedimentary strata.
Where is metamorphic rock commonly found?
Deep underground, at the base of mountains, in zones radiating from intrusions of magma underground, on glaciated terrain after transportation by ice, or on the surface of eroded mountains.
What is the relationship between rocks and their cross cutting intrusions?
The cross cutting intrusions can be used to determine the age of the rocks.
What are laccoliths and why are they unique?
Sills are sheet-like intrusions that force their way between layers of bedrock. Laccoliths are blister-like sills that are smaller intrusions.
What is a horizontal angle?
A horizontal angle is an angle between lines on a horizontal plane.
What is the difference between a vertical and a horizontal timelines?
what is the difference between vertical and horizontal timeline
What is the difference between basaltic and frantic igneous rock?
There sedimentary igneous and metemorphic
How can the geologist determine the age of the fossil if the geologist finds a fossil in a layer of sedimentary rock that lies in between 2 igneous extrusions?
The geologist will most likely take samples of the two lavas forming the igneous intrusions and use radiometric dating techniques to find their ages. He then would know that the age of the sedimentary rock was somewhere between the two. He may also look for (index) fossils within the sedimentary rock which may also give him an indication of the age of the sediment.
What is an igneous intrusion between two sedimentary rock layers?
A laccolith is an igneous formation between two sedimentary layers
