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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.

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What is it called when rock forces itself between rock layers and is always younger then ones around it?

An intrusion (:


What is the slab that forms when magma forces itself across rock layers?

The slab that forms when magma forces itself across rock layers is called a dike.


What type of feature can form when magma hardens between horizontal layers of rock?

A concordant intrusive igneous feature like a sill can form when magma hardens between horizontal layers of rock. Sills are tabular bodies that are parallel to the surrounding rock layers.


What forms when magma forces itself across rock layers?

When magma forces itself across rock layers, it can create igneous intrusions such as dikes (vertical sheet-like intrusions) or sills (horizontal sheet-like intrusions). These intrusions form when magma solidifies as it cools, creating distinctive structures within the surrounding rock layers.


Formed when magma is squeezed into horizontal crack between layers of rock and hardens undergroud?

It forms a sill.


Magma forces itself across rock layers?

becomes a volcanic neck


Magama that hardens between layers of rock?

When magma hardens between layers of rock, it forms intrusive igneous rock structures known as dikes or sills. Dikes cut across the existing rock layers, while sills form parallel to them. These formations are typically formed when magma solidifies underground before reaching the surface.


What are rock layers?

When dirt gets into layers and then it hardens and becomes hard like a rock.


What is magma that squeezes into vertical cracks between rocks and then hardens is called?

The magma that squeezes into vertical cracks between rocks and then hardens is called a dike. Dikes are tabular bodies of igneous rock that cut across the existing rock layers.


Slab that forms when magma forces itself across rock layers?

The slab of volcanic rock that is formed when magma forces itself across rock layers is called a dike. This will eventually build into mountains.


What is lava cuts through rock layers and then hardens to form a feature called?

Lava that cuts across rock layers hardens to form a disk.


What is the feature that is formed when lava cuts across rock layers and hardens?

Lava that cuts across rock layers hardens to form a feature called a Dike.