Intrusive rock
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Description
Igneous rocks which have invaded a pre-existing rock. Intrusive rocks are formed by magma that has solidified beneath the surface of the Earth.
Synonyms and Related Terms
plutonic; roche intrusive (Fr.); rocha intrusiva (Port.)
Authority
- Submitted information Comment: José Delgado Rodrigues, LNEC, 2009.
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971