lopolith

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | 242 words | Copyright

lopolith Concordant igneous intrusion that has a sagging, saucer-like form. The shape of small lopoliths may be controlled by their emplacement in folds, but there is no such obvious control for great lopolithic intrusions. Compare LACCOLITH.

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