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Where does a plutonic (intrusive) igneous rock form?

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When magma pushes into older rocks at great depths inside the Earth's crust, intrusive rock, also known as plutonic rock, is created. It is an igneous rock that slowly solidifies beneath the Earth's surface, though it may eventually get exposed by erosion.

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