Laccolith

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Solar Energy

An igneous intrusion that has been forced between two layered rock units. The top of the intrusion is arched upwards and the bottom of the intrusion is nearly flat.

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) — Solar Energy Development PEIS Glossary retrieved 2014-06-15

Science

Water

Igneous intrusion that squeezes between sedimentary layers and domes the overlying layers.

Bureau of Reclamation — Bureau of Reclamation Glossary