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Plutonic rock
A rock formed at considerable depth by crystallization of magma and/or by chemical alteration. It is characteristically medium- to coarse-grained, of granitoid texture.
Subtopics
Alkalic intrusive rock
Aplite
Gabbroid
Granitoid
Intrusive carbonatite
Pegmatite
Porphyry
Ultramafic intrusive rock
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