dyke swarm

noun

A large geological structure consisting of a major group of parallel, linear, or radially oriented magmatic dykes intruded within continental crust or central volcanoes in rift zones.

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Meanings

noundyke swarm (plural dyke swarms)

plural dyke swarms · alternative dyke-swarm

  1. geographyA large geological structure consisting of a major group of parallel, linear, or radially oriented magmatic dykes intruded within continental crust or central volcanoes in rift zones.
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