What are examples of concordant plutons?
What are examples of concordant plutons? Laccoliths are concordant plutons that follow the existing rock layers and push up overlying strata to form an intrusion that is mushroom-shaped in cross section, as exemplified by the Henry Mountains in Utah. Laccoliths tend to be circular, or nearly so, in map view and less than approximately 5 mi (8 km) in diameter. What is a geologic pluton? A “pluton” is any large igneous body that has congealed from magma underground. There are many sorts of pluton – including the lens-llike and subhorizontal laccoliths and lopoliths, and the vertical or near-vertical sided stocks...