plutonic rock
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plutonic rock
Igneous rock from deep below the Earth’s surface.
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Noun | 1. | plutonic rock - large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth granite - plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz igneous rock - rock formed by the solidification of molten magma |
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