What are dikes, sills, and laccoliths?
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Laccoliths and sills are examples of concordant igneous rock bodies. A laccolith is a dome shaped intrusive body that has intruded between layers of sedimentary rock. ... A sill is similar to a dike with the exception that sills run parallel to the existing rock bed instead of cutting through it.
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- The dikes, sills and laccoliths are the types of the rock.
- The rocks are classified into three types the sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic.
- The Laccoliths and sills are the example of the concordant igneous rock. The dike is the form of sedimentary rock.
- The laccolith and sills are dome shaped intrusive structures which may be found embedded between layers of sedimentary rocks.
- These sills are found in parallel to the geological strata.
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