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  • Dikes: Understanding Intrusive Igneous Features Formed by Magma Injection
    The intrusive feature formed when magma is injected into fractures cutting across preexisting rock layers is called a dike.

    Here's why:

    * Dikes are tabular, discordant (cutting across layers) intrusions of igneous rock. They form when magma is forced into existing fractures, often due to pressure from a larger magma chamber.

    * Sills are also tabular intrusions, but they are concordant, meaning they run parallel to the existing rock layers.

    * Laccoliths are dome-shaped intrusions that form when magma pushes upwards, creating a bulge in the overlying rock layers.

    * Batholiths are massive, irregularly shaped intrusions that cover large areas and often form the core of mountain ranges.

    Therefore, the correct answer is dike.

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