Intrusive Plutonic Features (Leaving Cert Geography): Quizzes
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What is a batholith?
What is a batholith?
Largest intrusive volcanic landform
What forms when magma cools in a batholith?
What forms when magma cools in a batholith?
Granite rock
How are sills formed?
How are sills formed?
Inserted horizontally between rocks
What is a characteristic of sills?
What is a characteristic of sills?
Horizontal injection
How do dykes differ from sills?
How do dykes differ from sills?
Injected vertically
What is a laccolith?
What is a laccolith?
Magma pushes rock upwards
What shape does a laccolith typically have?
What shape does a laccolith typically have?
Domed top, flat base
What causes the Leinster Batholith formation?
What causes the Leinster Batholith formation?
Plate collision and magmatism
Which rocks surround a batholith?
Which rocks surround a batholith?
Metamorphic rocks
What is the main composition of Leinster Batholith?
What is the main composition of Leinster Batholith?
Granite