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That description likely refers to a pluton, which is a large, circular or dome-shaped mass of intrusive igneous rock formed beneath the Earth's surface by the solidification of magma. Plutons are typically composed of granite or other coarse-grained rocks.
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What igneous rock is an example of batholith?
An intrusive igneous rock.
What is igneous rock that forms below earths surface extrusive or intrusive?
Igneous rock that forms below the Earth's surface is intrusive.
Is gabbro an intrusive or extrusive igneous rock?
Gabbro is an intrusive igneous rock that forms beneath the Earth's surface through the slow cooling and solidification of magma.
If magma crystallizes before it reaches earths surface it will form a what igneous rock?
It will for an intrusive igneous rock. They usually take longer to cool and have more coarse grains.
What is the largest discordant body of intrusive igneous rock?
The largest discordant body of intrusive igneous rock is the Bushveld Complex in South Africa. It covers an area of about 66,000 square kilometers and is primarily composed of gabbro, an intrusive igneous rock.
Dome -like mass of intrusive igneous rock?
Batholith
What is igneous rock formed from magma below Earth's surface is called?
It is called an intrusive igneous rock.
What mass of rock is formed when magma cooled inside the crust?
Intrusive Igneous Rock
A large mass of intrusive igneous rock that is beneath the earths surface is a?
batholith!! :)
What is the type of igneous rock formed beneath the surface of the earth?
Igneous rock formed from cooling magma below the surface is called intrusive igneous rock.
Is granite an intrusive rock?
Granite is an intrusive igneous rock.
What igneous rock is an example of batholith?
An intrusive igneous rock.
What is igneous rock that forms below earths surface extrusive or intrusive?
Igneous rock that forms below the Earth's surface is intrusive.
A laccolith is an example of a(n) igneous rock (one of the two main igneous rock groups).?
intrusive
When rock that forms when magma hardens beneath earths surface is called an?
Intrusive igneous rock
Is Mt Rushmore intrusive or extrusive igneous rock?
Mount Rushmore is made of intrusive igneous rock. It is composed of a type of granite called "harney peak granite" which formed underground from slowly cooling magma.
Rocks created when melted rocks from inside earth cools?
igneous intrusive
