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plutonic

deep-formed rock

Today this word meansRock formed as magma cooled slowly deep underground. Granite is the classic example.

From Pluto, king of the underworld — rock that never surfaces, finished in the depths.

It pairs with volcanic rock, which flowed out and hardened at the surface, so the two names come from gods side by side.

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