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Distinguish between Sills and Dykes.

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SillsDykes
Sometimes magma flows between layers of rocks horizontally and hardens there. This layer of intrusive rock is called sills.The magma when forced upwards fills vertical cracks or fissures in existing rocks and then hardens there to form dykes.
Sill is a layer like mass.Dyke is a wall like mass.

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