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Plutonic
: formed by solidification of magma deep within the earth and crystalline throughout.
Anatectic
: of or relating to anatexis
- Anatexis
: any process by which plutonic rocks are dissolved and again converted into magmas
Orthomagmatic
: Applied to the stage during which the main mass of silicates crystallizes from a magma. The stage can be divided into an early
Orthomagmatic stage, during which anhydrous silicate minerals crystallize, and a late Orthomagmatic stage, during which anhydrous and hydroxyl-bearing silicate minerals crystallize.
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