LACCOLITH

Etymology

Noun

laccolith (plural laccoliths)

(geology) A mass of igneous or volcanic rock found within strata which forces the overlaying strata upwards and forms domes.

A mass similar to lopolith but concave up.

Source: Wiktionary


Lac"co*lite, Lac"co*lith, n. Etym: [Gr. -lite, -lith.] (Geol.)

Definition: A mass of igneous rock intruded between sedimentary beds and resulting in a mammiform bulging of the overlying strata.

– Lac`co*lit"ic, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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