Translations:Dictionary:Diapir/1/en
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{{#category_index:D|diapir}} (dī’ ∂ per) A flow structure whose mobile core has pierced overlying rocks. Salt and shale are the most common sedimentary rocks involved in diapirs. Intrusive rocks can also form diapir-like features but ‘‘diapiric’’ is usually restricted to plastic flow.