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What is the rock named after roman god of the underworld?
Pluton
Intrusive igneous rock named after Roman god of underworld?
Pluton
Is ayers rock a pluton?
Yes, Ayers Rock is the single largest Pluton on earth.
Is a pluton?
A pluton is a large body of igneous rock which has formed underground as rising magma has cooled.
Is a lahar is an example of a pluton?
No. A pluton is an underground body of intrusive igneous rock. A lahar is a mudflow formed from mixing water with volcanic ash.
Which type of pluton is completely parallel to the rock layers into which it intrudes?
the type of thin pluton thats cuts across preexisting layers of rocks is Dike.
What type of rock is a pluton made of?
A plutonic rock is a rock that has formed at considerable depth. This happens by crystallization of magma or by chemical alteration.
What is a concordant pluton that is the result of doming or arching?
An intrusive igneous body whose contacts are parallel to the bedding of the country rock. Also known as concordant injection; concordant pluton.
What is a mass of rock when a large body of magma cools inside the crust?
A Batholith or Pluton.
When a mass of rock that formed when a large body of magma cooled inside the crust?
A Batholith or Pluton.
Igneous rock that forms beneath Earth's surface is called?
Igneous rock which solidifies from magma underground is classified as intrusive igneous rock.
What is a tabular concordant pluton?
A tabular concordant pluton is a sill.A Sill is a flat concordant pluton. And a tabular means flat, like a table or tablet. Thus a sill is a tabular concordant pluton.In fact a the wikipedia article for "sill (geology)", as of the 01:33, 19 February 2009 update by Vsmith, read " a sill is a tabular pluton that has intruded between older layers of sedimentary rock, beds of volcanic lava or tuff, or even along the direction of foliation in metamorphic rock." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sill_(geology)
