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noun - a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata
An anticlinal fold in which a mobile core, such as salt or gypsum, has pierced through the more brittle overlying rock.
adj - a bend in a layer of rock [n -S] : DIAPIRIC
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| An anticlinal fold in which a mobile core, such as salt or gypsum, has pierced through the more brittle overlying rock. |
| a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata |
| A domed rock formation in which a core of rock has moved upward to pierce the overlying strata. |
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| A diapir (; French, from Greek diapeirein, to pierce through) is a type of geologic intrusion in which a more mobile and ductily deformable material is forced into brittle overlying rocks. Depending on the tectonic environment, diapirs can range from idealized mushroom-shaped RayleighTaylor-instability-type structures in regions with low tectonic stress such as in the Gulf of Mexico to narrow dikes of material that move along tectonically induced fractures in surrounding rock. The term was introduced by the Romanian geologist Ludovic Mrazek, who was the first to understand the principle of salt intrusion and plasticity. The term "diapir" may be applied to igneous structures, but it is more commonly applied to non-igneous, relatively cold materials, such as salt domes and mud diapirs.* In addition to Earth-based observations, diapirism is thought to occur on Neptune's moon Triton, Jupiter's moon Europa, Saturn's moon Enceladus, and Uranus's moon Miranda.Diapirs commonly intrude vertical |