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13.
The rocks which are formed due to cooling of magma at a considerable depth from earth's surface are called
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Sam goyal said:
10 years ago
Plutonic rocks is a best answer. Its a type of igneous rocks. Below the surface of earth at considerable depth.
Sachin goel said:
10 years ago
It is wrong answer igneous rock is the best answer because igneous rock is made cooling of magma in earth surface.
Ravi Mehta said:
1 decade ago
A pluton is a body of intrusive igneous rock (called a plutonic rock).
Sainajamsheer said:
1 decade ago
Rocks form at moderate depth - hypabyssal eg. Dolerite.
At top of earth surface - volcanic eg. Basalt.
At top of earth surface - volcanic eg. Basalt.
Ddendu said:
1 decade ago
Igneous rock is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. Igneous rock may form with or without crystallization, either below the surface as intrusive (plutonic) rocks or on the surface as extrusive (volcanic) rocks.
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