dyke swarms

A form of dyke swarm — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of dyke swarm
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