Plutons and Batholiths Are ________

question 2

Multiple Choice

Plutons and batholiths are ________.

• A)concordant igneous rocks derived from the cooling of mafic lava flows
• B)regionally extensive discordant intrusive igneous rocks
• C)small volcanic features developed from pyroclastic debris flows
• D)igneous rock formations that cool extremely quickly

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