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Record 1 2013-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A large roughly cylindrical body of igneous rock which, when it was forced upward, lifted up the overlying rock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Massif plus ou moins vertical de roche magmatique plutonique de type laccolite, dont une partie du toit est forcée vers le haut en déterminant un horst dans les roches encaissantes.

Spanish

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