pluton

noun

plu·ton | \ ˈplü-ˌtän

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: a typically large body of intrusive igneous rock

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In Nevada, for instance, geologists find fibers associated with jagged landscape formed by plutons, which are huge rock formations caused by liquid magma forced upward into the cooler crust and then solidifying. — Deborah Blum, WIRED, "An Asbestos Map of the United States," 17 Jan. 2014

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The first known use of pluton was in 1934

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