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Igneous Intrusions
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- 1What is this?Transgressive Sill
- 2What is Country Rock?The beds of sedimentary rock into which the molten magma intrudes
- 3Define XenolithsMasses of country rock that broke off and are now within the intrusion
- 4Whats the difference between a Dyke and a Sill?A sill is always parallell to the sediment beds but a Dyke cuts through the beds
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- Flashcards on Igneous Intrusions, created by 10cmakepeace on 06/11/2014.
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