Plutonism Flashcards
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Dike
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Tabular discordant intrusive igneous body
1
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Pluton
A
Intrusive igneous body
2
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Sill
A
Tabular concordant intrusive igneous body
3
Q
Laccolith
A
Lens shaped concordant intrusive igneous body
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Batholith
A
Massive irregularly shaped intrusive igneous body
5
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Stock
A
Smaller irregularly shaped intrusive igneous body
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Xenolith
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Piece of “host rock” that gets dislodged, but does not melt, then gets trapped within an intrusive igneous body