Sunday, November 20, 2011

The general term for any structure that results from the emplacement of magma at depth is?

A) batholith


B) sill


C) pluton


D) xenolith


E) none of the above





(Only available for people whose major is Geology.)|||A) batholith|||A pluton is the generic/general term you seek.





A batholith is an extraordinarily large( several kilometers wide) pluton.


A sill is a linear pluton.


A xenolith is can be other than an igneous rock a few meters or less.


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