laccolith
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek λάκκος (lákkos, “cistern”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”)
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈlækəlɪθ/
Alternative forms
- lacolith
Noun
laccolith (plural laccoliths)
- (geology) a mass of igneous or volcanic rock found within strata which forces the overlaying strata upwards and forms domes.
- mass similar to lopolith but concave up.
See also
- dike
- lopolith
- batholith
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