Definition of Laccolith
1. Noun. (geology) a mass of igneous or volcanic rock found within strata which forces the overlaying strata upwards and forms domes. ¹
2. Noun. mass similar to lopolith but concave up. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Laccolith
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Literary usage of Laccolith
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1. Igneous Rocks and Their Origin by Reginald Aldworth Daly (1914)
"Solid black, laccolith; roof, Paleozoic sediments; floor, pre-Cambrian schists.
... Solid black, porphyry of laccolith; L, Carboniferous limestone; C, ..."
2. An Introduction to Geology by William Berryman Scott (1897)
"Intrusive sheets are, it true, often given off from a laccolith, but these are
of quite sub- FlG. 127. — Diagram of uneroded laccolith. ..."
3. The Problem of Volcanism by Joseph Paxson Iddings (1914)
"An interesting form of laccolith occurs in the Gallatin Mountains, ... It illustrates
the influence of regional flexures on the form of a laccolith, ..."
4. Structural and Field Geology for Students of Pure and Applied Science by James Geikie (1905)
"Proceeding from such a laccolith are more or less numerous intrusions—some ...
64,—laccolith. usually appear in clusters—the presence of each cluster being ..."
5. The Journal of Geology by University of Chicago Department of Geology and Paleontology (1905)
"It would differ from a compound laccolith only in the fact that the deformation
of the strata, while again similar in character to that produced during the ..."
6. Manual of Geology: Treating of the Principles of the Science with Special by James Dwight Dana (1880)
"Ideal Section of л laccolith. From Gilbert. the height, but in one case, only
three times sometimes exist, indicating an intermittent flow in the lava. ..."
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