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Diapir

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Noun

1. diapir

a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata

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Diapir

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noun
geology
an anticlinal fold in which the brittle overlying rock has been pierced by material, such as salt, from beneath

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Diapir

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noun
Geology
a dome formation in which the rigid top layers have been split open by pressure from an underlying plastic core

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Diapir

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n.
A geological structure formed when a mass of material of high plasticity and low density, such as salt, gypsum, or magma, pushes upward into overlying strata.

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