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Q63 (NDA-I/2021) Geography › World Physical Geography › Seismology and volcanism Answer Verified

A large body of magmatic material that cools in the deeper depth of the Earth's crust and develops in the form of large domes is known as

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Batholiths are the largest intrusive igneous bodies, forming from magmatic material that cools at great depths within the Earth's crust. They are characterized as deep-seated, irregularly shaped plutons that often develop into large domes as they cool [1]. Unlike laccoliths, which are smaller, dome-shaped intrusions with a flat base that form at shallower depths (typically less than 3 km) by arching overlying strata [2], batholiths form the core of many mountain ranges and cover areas exceeding 100 square kilometers. While laccoliths are described as 'large dome-shaped intrusive bodies' [1], the specific criteria of cooling at 'deeper depth' and being a 'large body' (often forming the base of other intrusions) uniquely identifies batholiths in geological classification. These massive granitic bodies only appear on the surface after significant crustal uplift and erosion.

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  1. [1] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 11: Volcanism > Laccoliths > p. 154
  2. [2] Certificate Physical and Human Geography , GC Leong (Oxford University press 3rd ed.) > Chapter 3: Volcanism and Earthquakes > Landforms of lgneous Intrusions > p. 27
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