Diapir (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Geology.
  1. a dome, or anticline, the upper regions of which have been ruptured and penetrated by material squeezed up from below.
noun
  1. an anticlinal fold in which the brittle overlying rock has been pierced by material, such as salt, from beneath
    Diapir (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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