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plutonism
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Plu´to`nism
n.1.The theory, early advanced in geology, that the successive rocks of the earth`s crust were formed by igneous fusion; - opposed to the Neptunian theory.
plutonism
a poisoning caused by exposure to radioactive plutonium.
See also: Poison
the theory that all rock surfaces have solidified from magmas, some at great depths below the surface of the earth. Cf. neptunism. — plutonist, n.
See also: Geology
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Sources The source of ore elements has been debated since the first confrontations between Plutonists and Neptunists about 220 years ago, and the debate continues to this day.
Economic geology: then and now by Jebrak, Michel / Geoscience Canada
 
 
 
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