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Definition of Plutonic rock
1. Noun. Large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth.
Specialized synonyms: Granite
Generic synonyms: Igneous Rock
Derivative terms: Batholitic, Batholithic, Plutonic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plutonic Rock
Literary usage of Plutonic rock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Elementary Geology: Or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and Its by Charles Lyell (1857)
"Difficulty in ascertaining the precise age of a plutonic rock — Test of age by
relative position—Test by intrusion and alteration—Test by mineral ..."
2. A Manual of Elementary Geology: Or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and Its by Charles Lyell (1857)
"Difficulty in ascertaining the precise age of a plutonic rock — Test of age by
relative position—Test by intrusion and alteration—Test by mineral ..."
3. Elements of Geology; Or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and Its by Charles Lyell (1865)
"Between the period when a plutonic rock crystallizes in the subterranean regions and
... The oldest plutonic rock, No. I., has been upheaved at successive ..."
4. Elements of Geology; Or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and Its by Charles Lyell (1865)
"Between the period when a plutonic rock crystallizes in the subterranean regions and
... The oldest plutonic rock, No. I., has been upheaved at successive ..."
5. Elements of Geology by Charles Lyell (1839)
"Difficulty in ascertaining the precise age of a plutonic rock—Test of age by
relative position—Test by intrusion and alteration—Test by mineral composition ..."
6. Elements of Geology; Or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and Its by Charles Lyell (1866)
"... in ascertaining the precise age of a plutonic rock—Test of age by relative
position—Test by intrusion and alteration—Test by mineral composition—Test by ..."
7. The Student's Lyell: A Manual of Elementary Geology by Charles Lyell, John Wesley Judd (1896)
"... by plutonic rock-masses —Forms produced by weathering— Veins and Dykes—Segregation
Veins—Result of segregative action in plutonic rock-masses—Inclusions ..."
8. Elements of Geology by Charles Lyell (1839)
"Difficulty in ascertaining the precise age of a plutonic rock—Test of age by
relative position—Test by intrusion and alteration—Test by mineral composition ..."
9. Elements of Geology; Or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and Its by Charles Lyell (1866)
"... in ascertaining the precise age of a plutonic rock—Test of age by relative
position—Test by intrusion and alteration—Test by mineral composition—Test by ..."
10. The Student's Lyell: A Manual of Elementary Geology by Charles Lyell, John Wesley Judd (1896)
"... by plutonic rock-masses —Forms produced by weathering— Veins and Dykes—Segregation
Veins—Result of segregative action in plutonic rock-masses—Inclusions ..."
11. A Manual of Elementary Geology; Or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and Its by Charles Lyell (1865)
"Between the period when a plutonic rock crystallizes in the subterranean regions and
... The oldest plutonic rock, No. I., has been upheaved at successive ..."
12. A Manual of Elementary Geology; Or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and Its by Charles Lyell (1865)
"Between the period when a plutonic rock crystallizes in the subterranean regions and
... The oldest plutonic rock, No. I., has been upheaved at successive ..."
13. A Manual of Elementary Geology: Or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and Its by Charles Lyell (1854)
"Between the period when a plutonic rock crystallizes in the subterranean regions,
... A plutonic rock, therefore, must, in general, be of considerable ..."
14. A Manual of Elementary Geology: Or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and Its by Charles Lyell (1854)
"Between the period when a plutonic rock crystallizes in the subterranean regions,
... A plutonic rock, therefore, must, in general, be of considerable ..."
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