-> Solidified dikes within an edifice can create a local stress field that affects the orientations of subsequently intruded dikes
-> The rotations of closely spaced dikes may be used to relatively date the emplacement of the dikes.
-> Analyze dike rotation with respect to burial depth
-> Collect data for other closely spaced dike pairs at Summer Coon to determine if the same relationships exist
-> Attempt to date the dikes in an absolute reference frame to determine if the proposed relative dating method is accurate
-> Apply the proposed model to other radial dike swarms in eroded volcanic edifices, for instance, Mt. Taylor in New Mexico