A small, igneous rock body emplaced at shallow depths by uplift and arching of the overlying, older strata is a ________

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Question: A small, igneous rock body emplaced at shallow depths by uplift and arching of the overlying, older strata is a ________.

Answer 1

Laccolith

A small, igneous rock body emplaced at shallow depths by uplift and arching of the overlying, older strata is a laccolith.

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The laccolith is an intrusive stone body with a dome-shaped upper surface and a level base.

The laccolith formed when the magma rising from the Earth's crust began to spread horizontally, separating the rock strata.