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Dikes are always younger than the surrounding rock layers. The same holds true for any kind of intrusion. It will always be younger than anything that it is intruding into. To put it simply, you can't force an object into a bed of rock unless the bed of rock is already there.
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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.
What is a sheet like body that cuts across rock layers and is produced when magma is injected into a fraction is called?
A dike I got it right on a test
Does a dike form when magma forces itself between rock layers and hardens?
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.
Unlike other types of plutons a dike forms?
In fractures that cut across rock layers
What is the difference between a dike and a vein deposit?
Vein :mass of rock which occupy fissures in other rocks, Dike is sedimentary layer cuts across preexisting rocks.
What feature is formed when lava cuts across rock layers and hardens?
A dike
What is a volcano dike?
an intrusive body of magma that cuts across layers of rock
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.
Which type of pluton is completely parallel to the rock layers into which it intrudes?
the type of thin pluton thats cuts across preexisting layers of rocks is Dike.
What is a dike in volcano?
A body of magma that cuts through (and across) adjacent rock. Similar to a secondary vent but it does not strike through the surface. It then hardens and forms rock. It is always younger than the rocks which surround it.
What forms across rock layers?
A dike.
What is formed when magma that is squeezed into a generally vertical crack that cuts across layers and hardens?
That would be a type of igneous intrusion known as a dike.
What is a sheet like body that cuts across rock layers and is produced when magma is injected into a fraction is called?
A dike I got it right on a test
What is the different between a Igneous dike rock and a Igneous sill rock?
AnswerA dike is an intrusive body of magma that pushes its way across layers of sediments.A sill is an intrusive body of magma that pushes its way between layers of sediments.
Does a dike form when magma forces itself between rock layers and hardens?
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.
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 kind of rock is dike in geology?
In geology, a dike is a type of rock formation that is formed when magma is injected into fractures in the Earth's crust and solidifies underground. Dikes are typically composed of intrusive igneous rocks such as basalt, granite, or dolerite.
