What is the difference between a baked and a chilled margin?

Magma is intruded into country rocks at a high temperature, whilst the intruded rock is at low temperature. The temperature difference between the two leads to the edges of the intrusion to be rapidly cooled, and therefore develop a chilled margin. The cooler country rock is heated at the edges next to the intrusion, and develops a baked margin.

CN

Related Geology A Level answers

All answers ▸

What are the main differences between bivalves and brachiopods?


How are vesicles and amygdales formed in an igneous rock?


What does Porphyritic mean ?


Explain the features and differences between the icehouse and the greenhouse effect?