plutonism - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'plutonism' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Plutonism

[ n.]

- 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.

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