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viscosity
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The internal resistance to flow
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Pluton
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An intrusive igneous rock boundary formed when minerals formed from cooling magma combine over a really really long time. Can be exposed at earth’s surface due to erosion and uplift. Classified according to size, shape, and relationship with surrounding rocks
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Batholith
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The largest plutons. Common in major mountain chains.
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Stock
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An irregularly shaped pluton smaller than a batholith but similar to it
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Laccolith
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A mushroom shaped pluton with round top and flat bottom. Up to sixteen km wide.
Earth Science
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Chapter 127
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Chapter 221
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chapter 331
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Chapter 412
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Chapter 513
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Chapter 615
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Chapter 716
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Chapter 819
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Chapter 917
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Chapter 1019
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Chapter 16 The Marine Enviroment21
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Chapter Fifteen15
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Chapter 17 Plate Tectonics15
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Chapter Eighteen5
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Chapter Fourteen16
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Chapter 2318
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Chapter 2218
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Chapter 2415
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Ch 2512
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