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diapir [′dī·ə‚pir]
(geology)
A dome or anticlinal fold in which a mobile plastic core has ruptured the more brittle overlying rock. Also known as diapiric fold; piercement dome; piercing fold.
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In addition, the shales associated with the roll-over faults are commonly over-pressured and diapiric, adding to structural development in the over-burden and increasing the seal on faults.
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For example, volcanic centres in the Central American arc are typically spaced about 25 km apart, and are thought to be the result of diapiric uprise from a larger pool of magma that parallels the length of the arc (Marsh 1979; Gill 1981).
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