of or pertaining to a diapir; of the nature of a diapir
Examples of 'diapiric' in a sentence
diapiric
The late-kinematic granites comprise diapiric intrusions and migmatizing granites mainly in high-grade metamorphosed schist belts.
P.A. Nurmi, I. Haapala 1986, 'The Proterozoic granitoids of Finland: Granite types, metallogeny and relation tocrustal evolution', Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finlandhttp://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume58/sgs_bt_058_1_pages_203_233.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The intrusion was diapiric at least during the final emplacement, and produced the magmatic structures in the batholith.
O. Selonen, C. Ehlers 1996, 'The Orivesi granite batholith, Southern Central Finland - characteristics and emplacement',Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finlandhttp://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume68/sgs_bt_068_1_pages_011_024.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)