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An intrusive suite is a group of
pluton
In geology, an igneous intrusion (or intrusive body or simply intrusion) is a body of intrusive igneous rock that forms by crystallization of magma slowly cooling below the surface of the Earth. Intrusions have a wide variety of forms and com ...
s related in time and space.
[Glazner, Allen F, Stock, Greg M. (2010). ''Geology Underfoot in Yosemite''. Mountain Press, p. 45. .] All rocks in an intrusive suite result from the same
magma
Magma () is the molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed. Magma is found beneath the surface of the Earth, and evidence of magmatism has also been discovered on other terrestrial planets and some natural sa ...
-producing event.
[The Geologic Story of Yosemite National Park (1987), “Rocks, the building materials,” by N. King Huber]
Intrusive Suite
accessdate: April 4, 2017
See also
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Extrusive rock
Extrusive rock refers to the mode of igneous volcanic rock formation in which hot magma from inside the Earth flows out (extrudes) onto the surface as lava or explodes violently into the Earth's atmosphere, atmosphere to fall back as Pyroclastic ...
References
Igneous petrology
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