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Pluton Structure

Pluton Structure is a geological framework that characterizes the three-dimensional geometry, internal compositional zonation, and spatial arrangement of igneous rock units within a discordant intrusional body formed by the emplacement and solidification of magma at depth.

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To each plutonic rock its proper name

A. Streckeisen · Earth-Science Reviews · 1976 · 2.7K citations

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A classification of volcanic and plutonic rocks using R 1 R 2 -diagram and major-element analyses — Its relationships with current nomenclature

Hubert de la Roche, J. Leterrier, Ph. Grandclaude et al. · Chemical Geology · 1980 · 1.3K citations

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Are plutons assembled over millions of years by amalgamation from small magma chambers?

Allen F. Glazner, John M. Bartley, Drew S. Coleman et al. · GSA Today · 2004 · 698 citations · Full text

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Rethinking the emplacement and evolution of zoned plutons: Geochronologic evidence for incremental assembly of the Tuolumne Intrusive Suite, California

Drew S. Coleman, Walt Gray, Allen F. Glazner · Geology · 2004 · 694 citations

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The origin of Pluto's peculiar orbit

Renu Malhotra · Nature · 1993 · 486 citations

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    L. A. Young

    Southwest Research Institute, United States

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    S. A. Stern

    Southwest Research Institute, United States

    36 publications · 2.7K citations

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    W. M. Grundy

    Lowell Observatory, United States

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    H. A. Weaver

    Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, United States

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    W. B. McKinnon

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    25 publications · 2.2K citations

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    Paris, France

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  3. Southwest Research Institute

    San Antonio, United States

    27 h-index

    364 publications

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    North Laurel, United States

    24 h-index

    149 publications

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  5. Lowell Observatory

    Flagstaff, United States

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    54 publications

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  6. Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

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    47 publications

    4.7K citations

  7. University of California, Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, United States

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    Houston, United States

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    24 publications

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