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Meanings of plutonic rock in English

Spanish
plutón

Large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth.

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        Usage of plutonic rock in English
        1
        Plutonic rocks, separation of constituent parts of, by gravity.
        Volcanic Islands
        2
        Apparent non-separation of the elements of plutonic rocks.
        Volcanic Islands
        3
        I walked over the mountain, and quickly lost the marl in masses of plutonic rocks that had been upheaved and entirely occupied the surface.
        Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879
        4
        -Excavationand reduction of the ore.-Extractionof the gold.- "Mantos".-Originof mineral veins: their connection with intrusions of Plutonic rocks.
        The Naturalist in Nicaragua
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