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Plutonic rocks
Term
Plutonic rocks
Scope note
Rocks formed at considerable depth by crystallization of magma and/or by chemical alteration. They are characteristically medium- to coarse-grained, of granitoid texture.
Alternative terms
UF
↸
intrusive rocks
UF
↸
magma
Broader Terms
BT
↑
igneous rocks
Metadata
Date of creation
20-Nov-2007
Accepted term
20-Nov-2007
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0
ARK
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Notes
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Metadata
BS8723-5
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