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Sheets of igneous rock that are parallel to the layers they intrude?
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A sheet of igneous rock that protrudes into the surrounding layers of rock is called a dike. Dikes are most often horizontal sheets that can form in many layers.
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Which igneous feature is formed when magma is forced into layers parallel to the surrounding rock layers?
A sill.
What is a horizontal intrusive igneous body that forms between sedimentary rock layers?
An vertical intrusion of magma in a pre-existing rock formation is known as a dike.
What are the Igneous intrusions injected between horizontal layers known as?
Igneous intrusions that are concordant (parallel to bedding planes of country rocks) are known as sills, whereas dykes cut through the bedding.
What kind of rocks do not have layers?
Igneous rocks, non-foliated metamorphic rocks, and evaporites do not have layers.
What is it called when the rock layers form parallel to each other?
they are called layers
Sheets of igneous rock that cut across other rocks layers?
Dykes.
Which igneous feature is formed when magma is forced into layers parallel to the surrounding rock layers?
A sill.
What is a horizontal intrusive igneous body that forms between sedimentary rock layers?
An vertical intrusion of magma in a pre-existing rock formation is known as a dike.
What is the geologic term for a tabular body of igneous rock that is parallel to the surrounding rock layers?
It's called a concordant igneous intrusion, or a sill.
What are the Igneous intrusions injected between horizontal layers known as?
Igneous intrusions that are concordant (parallel to bedding planes of country rocks) are known as sills, whereas dykes cut through the bedding.
What is an igneous intrusion between two sedimentary rock layers?
A laccolith is an igneous formation between two sedimentary layers
What is a type of metamorphic rock that has parallel layers?
Foliated rock has parallel layers.
Does igneous rock have visible layers?
no
Consisting of layers of different minerals?
igneous rocks
What kind of rocks do not have layers?
Igneous rocks, non-foliated metamorphic rocks, and evaporites do not have layers.
What kind of clouds are described as sheets or layers?
Stratus.
When layers of sediments are pressed together form.?
Igneous rock
