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It's called a concordant igneous intrusion, or a sill.

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Q: What is the geologic term for a tabular body of igneous rock that is parallel to the surrounding rock layers?
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Are sills tabular discordant bodies that are produced when magma is injected into fractures?

No, they are a tabular igneous body that was intruded parallel to the layering of preexisting rock.


Is an intrusive igneous rock body that is tabular and concordant parallel to adjacent sedimentary rocks?

A sill. Confidence: 100% (multiple sources confirm)


What does tabular mean?

"Tabular" means "like a table". In geologic terms, this would describe a landform that is broad and flat, with little variation in elevation. For instance, a mesa would be tabular.


What is an intrusive igneous rock body that is tabular and concordant?

sill


Intrusive igneous rock body that is tabular and concordant?

Sill


What is an intrusive igneous rock body that is tabular and concordant.?

sill


The two general shapes of intrusive igneous bodies are?

tabular and massive


Are sills and dikes an example of intrusive igneous activity?

Yes they are. Dikes are tabular discordant bodies that are produced when magma is injected into fractures and Sills are tabular plutons formed when magma is injected along sedimentary bedding surfaces.


What is the word sill?

a tabular body of intrusive igneous rock, ordinarily between beds of sedimentary rocks or layers of volcanic ejecta.


What is the tabular method?

define tabular method


Is a dike tabular or massive?

A dike is a tabular body.


What is a tabular chart?

a tabular chart shows the metric and inch equivalent of each letter A tabular chart is a chat in the table form that shows the various forms of data.