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plutonism

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plutonism [′plüt·ən‚iz·əm]
(geology)
Pertaining to the processes associated with pluton formation.
The theory that the earth formed by solidification of a molten mass.
(medicine)
A disease caused by exposure to plutonium, manifested in experimental animals by graying of the hair, liver degeneration, and tumor formation.


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Association Type Deposition/ Source Transportation Mafic and Chromium, copper-nickel A K ultramafic layered complexes plutonism Nickel komatiites A K Chromium and PGE ophiolites A K Hydrothermal magmatic ?
Plutonism is widespread in this segment of the basin, and it varies from stocks to batholiths; compositions range from diorite to high-silica granite.
2002, Evolution of the southern Abitibi greenstone belt based on U-Pb geochronology: autochthonous volcanic construction followed by plutonism, regional deformation, and sedimentation: Precambrian Research, v.
 
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