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Plutonic   /plutˈɑnɪk/   Listen
Plutonic

adjective
1.
Of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro.  Synonym: irruptive.



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"Plutonic" Quotes from Famous Books



... destructive powers of nature are not mere matters of speculative reasoning may be amply shown by stating one single fact, which, like so many others where the present subject is concerned, we owe to the generalizations of Darwin. Plutonic rocks, being those which have emerged from subterranean heat of melting intensity, must clearly at some time or another have lain beneath the whole thickness of sedimentary deposits, which at that time occupied any part of the earth's surface where we now find the Plutonic ...
— Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) • George John Romanes



Words linked to "Plutonic" :   intrusive, plutonic rock, pluton



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