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What (who) is Pluton - definition

BODY OF INTRUSIVE IGNEOUS ROCK THAT FORMS BY CRYSTALLIZATION OF MAGMA SLOWLY COOLING BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH
Intrusion (geology); Plutons; Pluton (geology); Pluton; Igneous Intrusion; Intrusion; Stitching pluton
  • Sill]], 6. [[Volcanic neck]], pipe, 7. [[Lopolith]].
  • A [[Jurassic]] pluton of pink [[monzonite]] intruded below a section of gray [[sedimentary rocks]] which was subsequently uplifted and exposed, near [[Notch Peak]], [[House Range]], [[Utah]].
  • Thermal profiles at different times after intrusion, illustrating square root law
  • Plana]] [[diorite]] domed mountains and later uplifted

pluton         
['plu:t(?)n]
¦ noun Geology a body of intrusive igneous rock.
Origin
1930s: back-form. from plutonic.
Pluton (missile)         
1974 SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE BY FRANCE
Pluton missile
The Pluton missile was a French nuclear-armed tactical ballistic missile (short-range ballistic missile, SRBM) system launched from a transporter erector launcher (TEL) platform mounted on an AMX-30 tank chassis. It was designed to provide the tactical part of French nuclear deterrence during the Cold War.
Spanish destroyer Plutón         
  • Armada Española Ensign
  • São Vicente]] sometime between 14 April 1898 and 29 April 1898.
Spanish destroyer Pluton
Plutón was a of the Spanish Navy that fought at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish–American War.

Wikipedia

Igneous intrusion

In geology, an igneous intrusion (or intrusive body or simply intrusion) is a body of intrusive igneous rock that forms by crystallization of magma slowly cooling below the surface of the Earth. Intrusions have a wide variety of forms and compositions, illustrated by examples like the Palisades Sill of New York and New Jersey; the Henry Mountains of Utah; the Bushveld Igneous Complex of South Africa; Shiprock in New Mexico; the Ardnamurchan intrusion in Scotland; and the Sierra Nevada Batholith of California.

Because the solid country rock into which magma intrudes is an excellent insulator, cooling of the magma is extremely slow, and intrusive igneous rock is coarse-grained (phaneritic). Intrusive igneous rocks are classified separately from extrusive igneous rocks, generally on the basis of their mineral content. The relative amounts of quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and feldspathoid is particularly important in classifying intrusive igneous rocks.

Intrusions must displace existing country rock to make room for themselves. The question of how this takes place is called the room problem, and it remains a subject of active investigation for many kinds of intrusions.

The term pluton is poorly defined, but has been used to describe an intrusion emplaced at great depth; as a synonym for all igneous intrusions; as a dustbin category for intrusions whose size or character are not well determined; or as a name for a very large intrusion or for a crystallized magma chamber. A pluton that has intruded and obscured the contact between a terrane and adjacent rock is called a stitching pluton.

Examples of use of Pluton
1. And forget the term "pluton" _ it‘s already history.
2. Among the scientists who torpedoed "pluton" were geologists, who pointed out _ somewhat embarrassingly to astronomers _ that it‘s already a prominent term in volcano science for deep igneous rock formations.
3. Surely we cannot be expected to make decisions about our love interests or job opportunities on the basis of Venus being in conjunction with a has–been mini– pluton sacked from the planetary elite because of its insignificance.
4. "Although Pluto remains a planet by the proposed definition, it will generally be preferable to call it a pluton to emphasise its role as the prototype for a physically distinct category of planetary bodies." Plutons are defined as having orbits around the sun that take more than 200 years to complete and are tilted with respect to those of the classical planets.