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plutons that thin in one direction as compared with other two dimensions.common ones are dykes.
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What is a tabular concordant pluton?
A tabular concordant pluton is a sill.A Sill is a flat concordant pluton. And a tabular means flat, like a table or tablet. Thus a sill is a tabular concordant pluton.In fact a the wikipedia article for "sill (geology)", as of the 01:33, 19 February 2009 update by Vsmith, read " a sill is a tabular pluton that has intruded between older layers of sedimentary rock, beds of volcanic lava or tuff, or even along the direction of foliation in metamorphic rock." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sill_(geology)
What pluton is discordant?
plutons that thin in one direction as compared with other two dimensions.common ones are dykes.
Are batholith concordant or discordant?
Discordant
An igneous intrusion that cuts across rock layers is called a?
A discordant intrusion is known as a dyke. A larger intrusion may also be a pluton or batholith, which both also cut across rock strata. A sill is an intrusion which is concordant, and goes between the strata. This does not necessarily mean that it is horizontal.
What is the largest discordant body of intrusive igneous rock?
batholiths
What is a tabular concordant pluton?
A tabular concordant pluton is a sill.A Sill is a flat concordant pluton. And a tabular means flat, like a table or tablet. Thus a sill is a tabular concordant pluton.In fact a the wikipedia article for "sill (geology)", as of the 01:33, 19 February 2009 update by Vsmith, read " a sill is a tabular pluton that has intruded between older layers of sedimentary rock, beds of volcanic lava or tuff, or even along the direction of foliation in metamorphic rock." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sill_(geology)
Which of the following are a pluton?
dike
Are sills tabular discordant bodies that are produced when magma is injected into fractures?
No, they are a tabular igneous body that was intruded parallel to the layering of preexisting rock.
What is a discordant pluton?
plutons that thin in one direction as compared with other two dimensions.common ones are dykes.
What pluton is discordant?
plutons that thin in one direction as compared with other two dimensions.common ones are dykes.
What is the term for an igneous pluton that occurs in an orientation that is discordant with the bedding surfaces of adjacent sedimentary rocks?
it is called a 'dike'
Are sills and dikes an example of intrusive igneous activity?
Yes they are. Dikes are tabular discordant bodies that are produced when magma is injected into fractures and Sills are tabular plutons formed when magma is injected along sedimentary bedding surfaces.
Are batholith concordant or discordant?
Discordant
What is a sentence with discordant?
The discordant family quarreled often.
Is discordant a verb adjective or noun?
"Discordant" is an adjective. It is used to describe something that is not in harmony or agreement.
What is a pluton a dike a lahar a lava flow or a pyroclast?
A pluton is a dike.
Where does the name Pluton come from?
Pluton word comes from a latin word ''pluto''
