Intrusion

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An intrusion is a body of igneous rock that invades older rock. This may be by forceful intrusion or by magmatic sloping.


Sources

  • Pellant, Chris. The Complete Book of Rocks and Minerals, Dorling Kindersley Inc.: New York (1995), p. 251