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What are some common characteristics of intrusive igneous rocks?

Intrusive (plutonic) form when magma cools below the surface.

Plutonic igneous rocks tend to exhibit porphyritic texture from cooling beneath the surface, as magma cools very slowly when solidifying underground. Some examples are gabbro, granite, and diorite.

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