accolades
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These "regional intrusions," as they may be termed, elevate mountains in the same general manner as in the case of laccoliths, but of far greater size.
From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)
The base of bosses is indefinite or undetermined, and in this respect they differ from laccoliths.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
Prominent features of the landscape are cuestas, such as Mesa Verde, and laccoliths, such as Ute Peak.
From Geographic Variation in the Pocket Gopher, Thomys bottae, in Colorado by Youngman, Phillip M.
The intrusive masses may take various forms, called stocks, batholiths, laccoliths, sills, sheets and dikes, definitions and illustrations of which are given in any geological textbook.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
The intrusions, which are thick in comparison to their lateral extent, are known as laccoliths.
From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)
