Cone sheet
Type of igneous intrusion of subvolcanic rock
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Occurrence
Cone sheets are widely distributed at the lower levels of volcanic complexes.
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Formation
Soon after cone sheets were first described, their formation was explained in terms of intrusion along conical fractures extending from the top of an intrusive body into the overlying rocks, caused by high magmatic pressure.