dyke swarm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large geological structure consisting of a major group of parallel, linear, or radially oriented magmatic dykes intruded within continental crust or central volcanoes in rift zones.

Word forms

dyke swarm dyke swarms dyke-swarm
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