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How are intrusive igneous bodies classified

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The intrusive igneous bodies is classified by shape, size, and relationship to surrounding rock layers.

A rock that forms when magma hardens beneath earth's surface is called an-intrusive igneous rock. Sill is the commonly horizontal intrusive igneous body is formed when magma is injected parallel to sedimentary bedding planes
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