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serike

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on: Jul 15, 2018

How does a batholith differ from a stock? What will be an ideal response?

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How does a dike differ from a sill? What will be an ideal response?

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trog

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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A batholith has an exposed surface area greater than 100 square kilometers; a stock has an exposed
surface area less than 100 square kilometers.

Answer to Question 2

A dike is discordant; a sill is concordant

serike

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Reply 2 on: Jul 15, 2018

Excellent

blakcmamba

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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