Difference between laccolith and batholith
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A laccolith is an igneous intrusion (or concordant pluton) that has been injected between two layers of sedimentary rock. The pressure of the magma is high enough that the overlying strata are forced upward, giving the laccolith a dome or mushroom-like form with a generally planar base.
A batholith is a large emplacement of igneous intrusive rock that forms from cooled magma deep in the Earth's crust. Batholiths are almost always made mostly of felsic or intermediate rock-types, such as granite, quartz monzonite, or diorite.
A batholith is a large emplacement of igneous intrusive rock that forms from cooled magma deep in the Earth's crust. Batholiths are almost always made mostly of felsic or intermediate rock-types, such as granite, quartz monzonite, or diorite.
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The laccolith is an igneous intrusion whereas the batholith is a large mass of intrusive igneous rock.
Explanation:
- A laccolith forms when the igneous intrusion is injected into the two layers of the sedimentary rock, whereas batholith forms by the cooled by the magma deep in the earth crust.
- A laccolith is a dome shaped mushroom like structure whereas the batholith is a large emplacement.
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