A lopolith is a large igneous intrusion which is lenticular in shape with a depressed central region. Lopoliths are generally concordant with the intruded strata with dike or funnel-shaped feeder …

lopolith, igneous intrusion associated with a structural basin, with contacts that are parallel to the bedding of the enclosing rocks. In an ideal example, the enclosing sediments above and below …

2023年8月31日 · 1. What is Lopolith? Lopoliths are produced when the intruded magma pushes down the underlying strata forming a saucer-shaped intrusive igneous rock. 2. What is an …

Lopolith. A lopolith is a large, layered igneous intrusion that is distinguished by the convex-downward bowl shape of its floor and whose top can either be flat or convex down.

A lopolith is a large, basin-shaped or lens-shaped intrusive body that is typically concave, where the center dips lower than its edges. It forms when magma intrudes into the crust and spreads …

A lopolith is a large, concordant, typically layered, igneous intrusion of planoconvex or lenticular shape that is sunken in its central part because of sagging of the underlying country rock (from …

2024年4月28日 · A laccolith is a dome-shaped intrusion formed beneath the Earth's surface, bulging upwards, while a lopolith is a large, lens-shaped intrusion that sags downwards.

Plutonic rock bodies are of many different sizes and shapes, all generically called plutons. Large plutonic bodies include batholiths, plutons, lopoliths, and laccoliths. Batholiths form by multiple …

A lopolith is a huge igneous intrusion that is saucer-shaped with depressed central regions that lie parallel to the strata of intruded country rock. Lopoliths are usually the concordant …

2017年7月6日 · For many decades it has been cited as one of the classic examples for a ring dike after a caldera collapse. Yet, new methods of analysis in 2005 lead B. O’Driscoll et al. to the …