laccolith
noun
a mass of igneous rock formed from magma that did not find its way to the surface but spread laterally into a lenticular body, forcing overlying strata to bulge upward.
laccolithic
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a word derived from
laccolith.
Example Sentences
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The type of laccolithic mountains made known some years since by the studies of G. K. Gilbert is furnished by the Henry Mountains, in southern Utah.
From North America by Israel C. (Cook) Russell
