laccolith

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.

/ˈlækəlɪθ/

laccolith laccoliths lacolith

From Ancient Greek λάκκος (lákkos, “cistern”) + -lith.

dike lopolith batholith

hydrolaccolith laccolithic

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