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Diapir

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Diapirs
possessive
Diapir's
pluralpossessive
Diapirs'