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diatreme

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igneous rock
Intrusive igneous rocks
…such as volcanic necks and diatremes (see Figure 6). A volcanic neck is the “throat” of a volcano and consists of a pipelike conduit filled with hypabyssal rocks. Ship Rock in New Mexico and Devil’s Tower in Wyoming are remnants of volcanic necks, which were exposed after the surrounding sedimentary…
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…such as volcanic necks and diatremes (see Figure 6). A volcanic neck is the “throat” of a volcano and consists of a pipelike conduit filled with hypabyssal rocks. Ship Rock in New Mexico and Devil’s Tower in Wyoming are remnants of volcanic necks, which were exposed after the surrounding sedimentary…
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